DD (Y2) is a reasonable reader, though it doesn't come that naturally to her and she has to really work at it. She is improving, and she reads her school reading book to me every night (ORT Level 12 equivalent I think, but a large number of her class are past this). She stumbles over easy words sometimes, but can self-correct and also sort of skips trickier words/makes them up, if I don't watch every single word very carefully.
I'd love for her to have a few books that would count as "independent" reading, to build her confidence, but which are within her capability. Her older brother (8) has Beast Quest, Astrosaurs, How to train your dragon series which he reads himself.. but obviously they need to be quite a lot easier than that for her to have the confidence to read independently (though I would listen in to the "independent" reading to keep an eye on the skipping over words bit). Secret Seven springs to mind, but it's just a bit too much of a stretch right now.
I'm thinking a series of shorter books maybe, to not overwhelm her and to maintain interest. We've tried Rainbow Fairy books and they don't really draw her in, she isn't particularly girly so finds them a bit dull and gives up.
Any suggestions please?
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AnonymousBird · 21/03/2013 10:42
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