Just wondering as my children are a bit older now and I can't remember!
What age do you think a child would be when they could read the text of a book like 'The Gruffalo' by themselves? Not just repeat learned words and phrases, but read the text as if they didn't already know the story?
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What age could your child read 'The Gruffalo'
libraryquery · 05/06/2023 14:08
Hannahsbananas · 05/06/2023 14:33
Not until after they outgrew the story
Well, that’s it, isn’t it? A child who can read isn’t going to want to read the Gruffalo…
libraryquery · 05/06/2023 14:59
@ThanksItHasPockets - asking as I overheard a conversation in a shop today in which a bookseller recommended it to a person looking for a book for their 4 (nearly 5) year old nephew to read independently and I thought that seemed a bit young for a story like this. My kids were good readers but would have struggled to read this fluently in reception from what I can remember.
EmeraldFox · 05/06/2023 17:57
Scholastic have it as age 3 to 7 and AR level 2.3.
https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/products/The-Gruffalo-9780333710937
libraryquery · 05/06/2023 18:10
Surely 3-7 is the recommended age to have the story read to them, not to read it themselves?
EmeraldFox · 05/06/2023 17:57
Scholastic have it as age 3 to 7 and AR level 2.3.
https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/products/The-Gruffalo-9780333710937
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