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Has anyone found anything their reluctant reader actually enjoys reading?

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Dramatic · 11/02/2025 19:18

DD is 9. She has hated reading since she started learning in reception, she found it difficult and still does so any suggestion of reading anything is met with moans and groans and refusals. She won't even read things that would be beneficial to her (instructions for a game or craft activity).

She has ADHD which complicates things a bit and I suspect some form of dyslexia too.

Does anyone have any suggestions of things their reluctant readers have enjoyed?

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Takeoutyourhen · 11/02/2025 19:28

13 story Treehouse series worked for my boy, would recommend.

Putthekettleon73 · 11/02/2025 19:28

The only books my reluctant son got really into at that age were the how to train your dragon series by Cressida cowell.

Daxiecrazy · 11/02/2025 19:27

I 2nd dogman or anything Dav Pilkey. First book my 9year old read on her own and now has about 10 different ones and loves them!

corlan · 11/02/2025 19:24

Dog man graphic stories by Dav Pilkey. I believe there's a film in cinemas at the moment that might help get her interested.

KatieB55 · 11/02/2025 19:21

A teacher said get them to read anything - cereal box, comics, cartoon books. Choose short books. Rhyming books are fun

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 11/02/2025 19:20

Garfield.

DS loved it and then progressed onto other comics/graphic novels. Scott Pilgrim and similar.

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