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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the suggestions.  He likes biographies of sports figures, mostly baseball, but he will do soccer stars too.  I guess, I just feel these are a bit simplistic, at least the ones he is picking.  He also likes the "I Survived" books, once again, only in graphic novel form.

It's not that he won't read anything. He likes the Diary of a Wimpy Kid.  He's done the Wings of Fire in the graphic novel form.  He just flat out refuses to read "chapter books."  I just see his friends reading all sorts of complex chapter books and he isn't.

Like I said, he holds it together in school but once out of school he doesn't stop moving.  My mom (former elementary school teacher) told me that if he were in her class, she would have let him do his work standing up because he is just a kid that needs to do that.  It is very common that kids need to move, especially boys.

I read him the first Percy Jackson over the summer, which he really liked.  When I read to him he needed to move around the room.  On the occasions where he actually laid down to listen, he fell asleep.  We had to go back because he didn't remember what was going on.  He told me he liked the book and didn't want to miss anything so he needed to move around.

I was the kid in the corner reading a book and still love reading.  I'm just tring to figure out if this is an issue that we need to address, like he is behind academically or if this is a "me" issue and I should just meet him where he is and he will get there eventually.  FWIW, my husband and I also recognize that he is a bit immature overall and will, more than likely, be a late bloomer.

Thank you for your feedback and suggestions and for letting me air out my anxiety.  Sometimes, I just feel like everyone is doing parenting better than I am.[/quote]

OP: I was a reader as a kid, my son reads before he goes to bed and that is it. He would prefer to hang out with friends, play his rec sport, or do a math competition then read. Reading is not a preferred activity. He has read graphic novels, comic series, fiction, non-fiction; all of it. He moved into chapter books before bed somewhere in 5th grade. He was capable of them well before then, he just wasn't interested.

He is an 8th grader. He has an A in English, scores advanced on the SOL, and bounces between the 85th and 95th percentile on the iReady. He is at the high level of grade level to ahead in English. He just doesn't find reading a book or a magazine to be his choice activity. He would rather sit on the couch, staring at space.

My DH is not a reader either. Both like to listen to audio books. It is fine for him not to be a reader, he is just different then you. Truth be told, I don't read much for fun any more. I read and write enough at work that I struggle to focus on a book at home. I listen to books during my commute. [/quote]

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