According to school, my 2nd grade dd's reading level is grade 6.4. But she's very much a 2nd grader, with the attention span of a 2nd grader.
She mainly wants to read books that are very easy for her. Ones she can read in a few minutes. Flat Stanley, etc. I like the idea of her reading books a bit more challenging, but I'm not sure how to encourage that, or even if I should push it. First, a lot of the books at a 6th grade level seem to be a bit mature for her. I'm not worried about her reading pre-teen romances as far as trying to protect her from content, but I don't think they would hold her interest. And her attention isn't held by longer books, either. She started reading a Narnia book and liked it for a few chapters but hasn't picked it back up. She read some out loud to me and she doesn't have any trouble reading it. I think it just seems too long.
Should I back off completely and go with Flat Stanley and whatever, or should I encourage books that are a bit harder? And, coupled with that, what books might be good for a kid in this situation? She's read all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and all the Captain Underpants books. I'm not sure of those reading levels, but they seem a bit harder than Flat Stanley. That's the kind of stuff she likes anyway. She's also read all the Franny K. Stein books. She flies through all those.
Does she need to read things closer to her reading level, or does it even matter? I feel like I'm letting her down by not giving her challenges. But maybe I'm overthinking it. The thing is that I don't think she's shown harder books at school, so if she's going to be introduced to them, it'll be by me.
She mainly wants to read books that are very easy for her. Ones she can read in a few minutes. Flat Stanley, etc. I like the idea of her reading books a bit more challenging, but I'm not sure how to encourage that, or even if I should push it. First, a lot of the books at a 6th grade level seem to be a bit mature for her. I'm not worried about her reading pre-teen romances as far as trying to protect her from content, but I don't think they would hold her interest. And her attention isn't held by longer books, either. She started reading a Narnia book and liked it for a few chapters but hasn't picked it back up. She read some out loud to me and she doesn't have any trouble reading it. I think it just seems too long.
Should I back off completely and go with Flat Stanley and whatever, or should I encourage books that are a bit harder? And, coupled with that, what books might be good for a kid in this situation? She's read all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and all the Captain Underpants books. I'm not sure of those reading levels, but they seem a bit harder than Flat Stanley. That's the kind of stuff she likes anyway. She's also read all the Franny K. Stein books. She flies through all those.
Does she need to read things closer to her reading level, or does it even matter? I feel like I'm letting her down by not giving her challenges. But maybe I'm overthinking it. The thing is that I don't think she's shown harder books at school, so if she's going to be introduced to them, it'll be by me.