Timeline for How does one go about determining if a child, adolescent or teen is capable of understanding a given book?
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| Feb 5, 2014 at 20:29 | comment | added | balanced mama | A Series of Unfortunate Events (Bad Beginning) has an RL of 6.1 and a 1010L so it would be pretty advanced reading for most second graders (though some could handle it) However, I agree they are wonderful books. Tim Curry did a fabulous narration of the first book for those interested in having their children "read" it, but whose children are not at a level where they could actually read it to themselves and yet comprehend it. Listening to and following along with audio versions of books is another way to stretch kids while still letting them enjoy the journey of the story. | |
| Feb 5, 2014 at 17:22 | comment | added | Marc | I'd recommend A Series of Unfortunate Events for a really good second grade or a good third grade reader. Fun books, playful language. And always, always, always Shel Silverstein! | |
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| Feb 4, 2014 at 15:14 | comment | added | balanced mama | Glad to help @Valkyrie I know what you are going through! We had a tough time finding the right books when Alice was in K too. She was also ahead of the game when it came to reading skills and not a lot interested her at that age that was the right reading level. Let me suggest The Hundred Dresses, Sarah, Plain and Tall, The Magic Treehouse books and The Fantastic Mr. Fox if you haven't tried them already. We also found poetry by Lewis Carroll and Shel Silverstein a wonderful way to expand her vocab even while she read other books that were too simple for her but at least interested her. | |
| Feb 4, 2014 at 11:27 | comment | added | Valkyrie | Thank you so much for this info! I've been struggling trying to get my kindergartner to read; she CAN read, and well (is in a 2nd-grade reading class) but hasn't found "the hole in the page" yet. This gives me a better way to determine if a book might be appropriate for her than either going off my own memories (which, with two small ones, are a bit spotty at times) or reading it first (or just guessing, which I fall to quite a bit). | |
| Feb 4, 2014 at 4:06 | history | answered | balanced mama | CC BY-SA 3.0 |