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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My k kid is assessed at with reading level of grade 24 (DRA) from school, and I have confirmed with his teacher that it is correct. I thought it was a mistake because I never see him reading at home. We have 90% picture books, and 10% of chapter books at home. I only see him picking up picture books to read once in a while at home, should I push him to read chapter books instead? Should I re-do his library at home? Can reading regress if a kid does not read at home? He is not interested in any chapter books because most of them have too many words, no/little pictures & they are in black & white print. [/quote] OMG let your kid read what he likes. They’re going to be working on reading all of K, all of 1st and most of 2nd. He’s only going to regress if you start banning the books he likes at home and making reading a chore. For what it’s worth, my kid didn’t get interested in chapter books until we read them out loud together. We read Harry Potter first which wasn’t the best choice because it’s super long. Still, she really enjoyed snuggling and having me read a chapter every evening. We used a really cool illustrated version. Even now that she’s read tons of chapter books, she still enjoys being read to. In the beginning it started with “You read a chapter, then we’ll read a chapter.” It didn’t just start with her picking up a chapter book one day. She liked talking about the stories together too. [/quote]
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