Mind you, did you know that in public libraries they don't have books for kids to learn to read? I mean like early learners? So they only books for 5 year olds are ones adults are expected to read to them. Very annoying.
Im surprised any kids learn to read or indeed continue to read with the crappy books they have to learn from even ladybird Janet and peter books were better
I don't believe in censorship of any kind for books, whether especially for children or not. It seems that nowadays, some people are so afraid that the little darlings will be traumatized by something that by the time the kids grow up and face real life, they're not in any way equipped to handle the slightest hardship. Political correctness has run amuck.
i fail to see how an age band will help kids. if they want their kids to learn to read, they need to read to their kids every day and spend time reading themselves to set a good example. Most of the kids I work with are on a 3rd grade reading level (8 years old) but are in 9-12th grade (14-18 years).
Most people who can't read are on a 3rd grade level because that's the first year in the US where they're expected to learn from reading and time isn't spent learning to read. By the time interventions are performed to re-teach reading, they've missed years of learning from reading and have many problems.
As an adult or teen, most (not all, but usually most) can easily be brought up to a 5th grade level (10 years), which is defined as functionally literate, this is the level most newspapers and forms are written at.
I think more people could be brought further if we spent more effort into early learning/intervention and didn't wait for the kid to suffer failure for 4 years before they go through a re-reading program or are tested for a learning disability.
Also, after a kid passes the re-reading (which is usually a computer program to teach decoding) the kids should then be put into an intensive comprehension class. Just because you can decode the words doesn't mean you get meaning out of the material.
I get asked questions all the time such as, "Is this ok for an 8-year old?", or, "What books are good for my niece who is 13 and is a really good reader?"
The age of the kid is just part of the equation. But it is worth noting that every bookstore I've ever been in has as the very least the Independent/Intermediate reader section (ages 8-12) separate from YA (13+)... and that is what a bulk of our customers' questions arise from.
I read more IR and YA than most things lately, it seems. I guess I'm in the 13+ age range.
Speaking of books Im reading a good one at the moment ,My sister recommended it, Its by Maggie O'farrel and called the vanishing act of esme lennox. woman meets great aunt she didn;t know existed and dark family secrets are unravelled. Its very readable
a very bad idea indeed. We have recently started using lexiles at our middle school and even those numbers have kept children from reading books either higher or lower than their lexile numbers.
Oh, I read that book and quite enjoyed it. Right now, I'm recommending The Art of Racing in the Rain. I just finished In the Wood by Tana French. It kept me reading, but can't say that I actually figured out what the hell it was about.
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Me too. And I worry when we agree....
Mind you, did you know that in public libraries they don't have books for kids to learn to read? I mean like early learners? So they only books for 5 year olds are ones adults are expected to read to them. Very annoying.
Im surprised any kids learn to read or indeed continue to read with the crappy books they have to learn from even ladybird Janet and peter books were better
I look out for peter and jane books at boot sales. they would be brilliant for my daughter.
I don't believe in censorship of any kind for books, whether especially for children or not. It seems that nowadays, some people are so afraid that the little darlings will be traumatized by something that by the time the kids grow up and face real life, they're not in any way equipped to handle the slightest hardship. Political correctness has run amuck.
i fail to see how an age band will help kids. if they want their kids to learn to read, they need to read to their kids every day and spend time reading themselves to set a good example. Most of the kids I work with are on a 3rd grade reading level (8 years old) but are in 9-12th grade (14-18 years).
Most people who can't read are on a 3rd grade level because that's the first year in the US where they're expected to learn from reading and time isn't spent learning to read. By the time interventions are performed to re-teach reading, they've missed years of learning from reading and have many problems.
As an adult or teen, most (not all, but usually most) can easily be brought up to a 5th grade level (10 years), which is defined as functionally literate, this is the level most newspapers and forms are written at.
I think more people could be brought further if we spent more effort into early learning/intervention and didn't wait for the kid to suffer failure for 4 years before they go through a re-reading program or are tested for a learning disability.
Also, after a kid passes the re-reading (which is usually a computer program to teach decoding) the kids should then be put into an intensive comprehension class. Just because you can decode the words doesn't mean you get meaning out of the material.
Jilly
What a dumn idea. If the Harry Potter books had been age banded, a lot of kids wouldv'e missed out
dumn=dumb
Dumn = damned dumb.
I get asked questions all the time such as, "Is this ok for an 8-year old?", or, "What books are good for my niece who is 13 and is a really good reader?"
The age of the kid is just part of the equation. But it is worth noting that every bookstore I've ever been in has as the very least the Independent/Intermediate reader section (ages 8-12) separate from YA (13+)... and that is what a bulk of our customers' questions arise from.
I read more IR and YA than most things lately, it seems. I guess I'm in the 13+ age range.
Speaking of books Im reading a good one at the moment ,My sister recommended it, Its by Maggie O'farrel and called the vanishing act of esme lennox. woman meets great aunt she didn;t know existed and dark family secrets are unravelled. Its very readable
a very bad idea indeed. We have recently started using lexiles at our middle school and even those numbers have kept children from reading books either higher or lower than their lexile numbers.
Oh, I read that book and quite enjoyed it. Right now, I'm recommending The Art of Racing in the Rain. I just finished In the Wood by Tana French. It kept me reading, but can't say that I actually figured out what the hell it was about.
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