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How could I find readers at my dd reading level that relate to the period of history we're studying? I really worked with my dd the past few years so that she can become a good reader. We're still working and she is improving. She ended the school year reading at a lexile level of 500 or above. WE'll start next school year on yr 3 unit 3 and I have to look at LG vs UG for her. Does anyone add readers to the TOG curriculum?
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yes! I have a daughter who loves to read; I search for books the corespond during that time period or use the alt. book lists
http://www.giga-usa.com/gigaweb1/readac.htm Hope this helps kim Kimberly Boyenger in Kansas Wife to Vernon of 24 years Homeschooling mom to: Levi 24-married to Katie on 9/1/07 Luke 22-Campus Crusade Staff Leah 21- married to AJ on 3/14/09 Lydia 12-5th grade ( adopted from Guatemala in 2000) Lance 8-1st ( adopted from Guatemala in 2001) |
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How do I determine the reading level? I don't want to give her material that's too hard.
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With my weaker reader, I've learned to be very cautious about giving him poorly written stuff. Unfortunately at this level (say around 3rd or 4th grade and down) many of the historical books are in this category.
I can remember reading one book he was to read and thinking, I don't even want to read this! So my word of caution is to not get locked into the historical time period idea, but to allow your child to find books they enjoy reading as well. Because in the end, it's that enjoyment that will keep them reading. |
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Thanks Pat, I'm glad you reminded me about that. Do you have suggestions for picking out readers for your weaker reader?
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I wish  Since you are in Germany, I imagine it is more difficult to walk into a bookstore and look at books. Here in the US our local store has a big shelf of "series" books which are mostly easier short chapter books. The only real advice I can give is to not buy a bunch in a series if you can easily get them one at a time. It seems every time I do that he gets bored after the first one or two. I would also let them pick even if it seems too easy. Ruth Beechick says volume of reading is much more important at this stage than quality or level. Pat "The first qualification for judging any piece of workmanship from a corkscrew to a cathedral is to know what it is — what it was intended to do and how it is meant to be used." C.S. Lewis "One of the major flaws in some forms of reader-response criticism is that they tend to ignore the compact between author and audience, overlook that the author had some purpose and information to convey when he wrote the document, and assume that it is the reader who can and must decide what sorts of things, including what sort of meaning, one can derive from a text." Ben Witherington III http://blog.beliefnet.com/bibleandculture/ |
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