Can your 1st grader read?

[Anonymous]

If so what sort of books are they reading? Independently?

Mine reads things like The Bad Guys, Piggie and Gerald, Diary of a Pug.

Does that sound about right?

[Anonymous]

There is a wide range of reading levels in the books you cite.

[Anonymous]

The question is if those are right for your child. If that’s what your child can and wants to read then it’s right. Occasionally challenge them with something new/different. But otherwise don’t look for problems.

[Anonymous]

Op - they can read harder chapter books with no pictures but it is SLOW!! It takes like 10 minutes to read a page.

[Anonymous]

My kid could barely read at all in first...second was the year he got it.

[Anonymous]

The range of typical development at that age is wide, but your kid sounds right on track, OP.

[Anonymous]

There's a wide range of normal in first grade. I read in preschool, my sister really struggled with reading when she was in elementary school, she was more than caught up before high school.

[Anonymous]

My DD is second grade, but that's around where she was this time last year.

[Anonymous]

It's Elephant and Piggie. I love all Mo Willems books.

[Anonymous]

Your kid sounds fine. I hope you don’t put pressure on them to read chapter books faster. Since you’re concerned, just work on reading with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid sounds fine. I hope you don’t put pressure on them to read chapter books faster. Since you’re concerned, just work on reading with them.

OP - thanks I appreciate the responses. I worry a bit because my older daughter (3rd grade) took much longer to read than her peers. Mostly because K and 1st grade were a mess (covid shut downs) and she really didn't learn the fundamentals of reading until we got a tutor. She now can read most anything but it took a long time to get there. I don't want my younger daughter to go through the same difficulties.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like your first grader is doing fine. If you want to advance her skills read together and read aloud to her, as well as having her read herself.

[Anonymous]

Elementary teacher here. Your kid sounds right on track. Don’t worry. Just have the kid learn to love books.

[Anonymous]

Does she read everyday? I agree with there being a wide range. But find ways to make it fun to practice. You read a page, she reads a page. Or for elephant/piggy, you read one character and she reads the other. Have a stack of books available while you wait for the bus. I would shoot for a book in the AM and 15 minutes of reading in the afternoon or evening. Don't try to push books that are too difficult. Progression will come naturally as she reads more.

The Boris series is good if you're looking for easy "chapter book" style reads for younger readers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does she read everyday? I agree with there being a wide range. But find ways to make it fun to practice. You read a page, she reads a page. Or for elephant/piggy, you read one character and she reads the other. Have a stack of books available while you wait for the bus. I would shoot for a book in the AM and 15 minutes of reading in the afternoon or evening. Don't try to push books that are too difficult. Progression will come naturally as she reads more.

The Boris series is good if you're looking for easy "chapter book" style reads for younger readers.

Also Fly Guy and Ling and Ting. Fly Guy is probably even less complex than Elephant and Piggie, but has "chapters." Ling and Ting might be about the same.