This article reinforces our need to offer children more choices regarding genre, grade level materials and topics.  Children differ as readers. This is not new information, and neither is the idea of differentiating reading instruction. In fact, teachers should provide differentiated instruction in today's diverse classrooms. However, educators may be differentiating reading instruction in ways that harm students, especially those students who are struggling to read. Research tells us that children need oppor- tunities to read and to read books that interest them. Instead of requiring reading programs, schools need to allow teachers--who know their students' needs and interests–to decide what books