Have a DS who's just started reception.
He is a good reader, always has been so I know that he will be on a higher level than other kids.
My question though is about topics, this is mainly cos he's an only and we don't know any other kids socially of his age.
First book back was ok. Level 10 Oxford Tree system. He read it fine apart from the word 'archaeologist'. That was ok as the word, but he struggled (at age 4) to really understand what one was. He also seemed a little concerned about the girl in the story (character was upset, etc) and I thought it was a grown up theme to talk about parents losing their business and having to move house.
I wrote in the homework book that thought theme was not great and today they've sent him home with a non-fiction book on the Romans. On a flick through seems like am going to have to explain words like 'slave' to him.
Does this seem right? Am I protecting him too much, or myself from having to broach tricky subjects? What age do kids usually learn this stuff? I was thinking that I didn't do stuff like that til Juniors. But prob living in nostalgic world.
He didn't choose either book himself.
Thoughts please?