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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you buying for your own child or a relative/friend? If you know a reading level, that will help tremendously. There is such a wide variation -- one kid reads Harry Potter, another Ivy & Bean, and another is still decoding words. All within the expected range for 2nd grade.[/quote]

[b]OP please realize the kids reading the Harry Potter chapter books may be reading most of the words, but they do not truly understand it and the depth of the books, especially book 3 onwards[/b].  I think some parents enjoy pushing books that kids can read but not comprehend for some odd reason.

There are so many chapter series out there but I think going back to old-school books are nice gifts.   Donald Rahl, Judy Blume, Nancy Drew etc...   Even if they are too hard, most parents still read chapter books to kids this age. [/quote]

Umm, we're talking about second graders, not kindergartners.  Some children may be decoding the Harry Potter books without any comprehension, but others are actually reading them.

I wouldn't suggest Harry Potter as a gift, though, unless you're considering those new illustrated versions.  [/quote]

NP here...yes, we know.  A second grader may get the fist from knowing the general story, but will miss a tremendous amount of the intended I formation.  I know, I know...not your kid.   :roll: [/quote]

Yeah, yeah. I thought the same when my six year old read all the HP books in very quick succession. So I found some comprehension
 tests online. There are lots of them. I have read all the books and couldn't answer many of the questions. My child aced every single one. I assume this is not common and I know she will understand more when she reads them subsequently, but she absolutely would not be reading them if she was not able to understand them and make sense of them. I didn't encourage her to read them at all, her teacher decided she was ready. I was shocked at her ability to read 600 pages in a couple of days. All the other kids her age were just starting to read, with a couple in very basic beginner chapter books.[/quote]

Ha I obviously knew many would think, "My kid iS the exception being so extraordinary and all."  Hand your brilliant 6 year old these words...can she define and pronounce them?  I literally flipped open a few of the books and randomly found these words:

Disinherit
Moulder
Tawdry
Unerring
Bastard
Epitaph
Pompous
Ancestor
Suffice
Annihilate
Conundrum
Denouement
Facade
Fallible
Homicidal
Hue
Obscure
Premonition
Refuge
Placid
Resonances 
Furtive

I found many other easier words that are on my kid's "gold division" (for the gifted kids) Wordmasters challenge this year...my kid is in 5th grade. I didn't even list those because I'm sure they are too easy for your child. Looking forward to hearing back from you...[/quote]

Whoops...just realized facade is one of her wordmasters words, again 5th grade gifted division words for this nationwide anaologies test.  Did your child know that one?  Did she know all of the definitions of it?   :roll: [/quote]

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