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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Reading levels are minimum levels needed to do well at the grade a child is in.  Try not to get to puffed up with pride over this. I have never met any child from a middle class socioeconomic background without learning difficulties who wasn't at least 2 to 3 levels above grade level in reading. It's normal[/b].

Read different types of fiction in different formats - poetry, short story collections, fairy tales, fables.

Don't discount picture books either.  Many are longer and filled with more difficult text and the illustrations are great. Everyone likes to see beautiful illustrations while they are reading. It helps bring stories more alive.

Reading fiction is one thing but reading non-fiction and gaining understanding from it is another.  So have your child read more advanced non-fiction texts in various formats - newspapers, trade journals, general news magazines, etc.

If a child is reading well, then focus on writing and learning to write well. Now is a great time to teach a child who to write a general essay on a topic as well as teaching how to write a critical response to a reading.   [/quote]

really?  all kids are ahead?  I'm not being snarky - I'm trying to get a handle on whether or not the benchmark reading levels are actually "low".  My DD is just barely meeting them and we are very concerned.  :([/quote]

I am the PP you are quoting and yes, almost all kids in my child's class who were of the same socioeconomic group as us were 2 to 3 grade levels ahead.  The only kids I can think of that were not actually have learning disabilities that impact their ability to read.  If your child is just barely meeting the benchmark for grade level, then get testing - even if it's private testing - and then tutoring.

Most schools do a really poor job teaching phonics and for some kids they will really need true phonics instruction in order to be able to read fluently.  Being able to read fluently increases comprehension.  Very few classroom teachers are well versed in teaching reading.[/quote]

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