Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If there is one thing dcum is always certain of, it is that your Harry Potter reading 2d grader is "just decoding." I figure if my 2d grader enjoys decoding enough to do it for hours a day withou prompting, more power to her.
Certain of it because it is accurate. Yes, your child may get the GENERAL IDEA of the story - more so if a parent assists or the child has seen the movie - but much of it will go over the child's head.
Anonymous wrote:If there is one thing dcum is always certain of, it is that your Harry Potter reading 2d grader is "just decoding." I figure if my 2d grader enjoys decoding enough to do it for hours a day withou prompting, more power to her.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's just the usual bragging. Can't say "my kid just finished HP books, what next?" You have to say "my 1st-grader just finished HP books, what next?"
I'm the OP and that wasn't my intention at all in mentioning her age. The HP series is at the top of her reading level so I wanted to get recommendations that aren't far above her level or maturity. I'd be seeking different recommendations if she was a fifth grader. Kids develop the skill at different rates and a lot probably has to do with how much they enjoy it. Not sure why you are insulted.
Anonymous wrote:It's just the usual bragging. Can't say "my kid just finished HP books, what next?" You have to say "my 1st-grader just finished HP books, what next?"
Anonymous wrote:Try the Prydain books. It's a pentalogy starting with "The Book of Three". The second book, "The Black Cauldron" was turned into a Disney movie. I gave it to one of a pair of 8-yo twins last year and just heard this year at our holiday party that the twins (and their mom) loved the books.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mysterious Benedict Society.
+1. My second grader just finished this and loved it
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What about the Narnia books?
Fine if you like 1950s British-empire social attitudes and a hackneyed writing style.