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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a librarian and parent to a third grader I would strongly encourage you to reevaluate how you see graphic novels! According to research, graphic novels have incredible language variation and require readers to use both sides of their brains at the same time, stimulating a different kind of learning.

“While comic books and graphic novels may contain fewer words per page than the average chapter book, the authors are required to choose their words more carefully. “[They] reach for a higher-level vocabulary word that says in one word what the average person might take six or seven words to say,” said Jones. A study by the University of Oregon found that comic books average 53.5 rare words per thousand, while children’s books average 30.9, and adult books average 52.7.”

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/64402/how-debunking-myths-about-graphic-novels-and-comics-can-unlock-learning

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My 10 year old will only read graphic novels because he likes lot of pictures.

Besides above, he also reads almanacs, kids science and engineering books with lots of vivid pictures.  Lots of higher level vocab, technical stuff, and content knowledge.  Novels no but content knowledge about science, engineering, animals, whatever he is good.[/quote]

PP here again.  We are applying to private school, and I just found out today that surprisingly, the reading test they administered as part of the admission process, he scored at an 8th grade level.

So let your kids read what they enjoy.  No need to police this.[/quote]

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