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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]May I suggest that you let him read what he likes on his own, and that you read more complicated books to him at bedtime?  Make the 20 minutes he has to read, time you read to him. You'll expose him to more complex vocabulary and narratives, and that will help him a LOT when he reads on  his own! It can be fiction and/or non fiction. It can be picture books and/or chapter books.

Don't be surprised if your son re-reads a really great but challenging book you've read to him. That's the sign he's been hooked. :D

Keep it fun!

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Not the OP, but I have a 2nd grader with the same issue. At bedtime we do read better books to him, like the Hobbit and the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. But in terms of what he will read on his own, it's all Star Wars and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. I don't like to interfere with what he chooses to read for himself since I want him to maintain his enthusiasm for reading, but I wish I could find a book or series that would bridge him over to more interesting books.[/quote]

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