Reading Books in Year 3

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Hello, bear with me, this is my very first thread...

Wonder if you can help me please..

DS turned 7 last month and has just gone into Y3.
In years R-2 the school told us which level reading book he was on and he brought books home from school.
Now, apparently he can read whatever he wants... and has to bring his own reading book in.

Am a bit flummoxed. He has just read "Jack Stalwart and the caper of the crown Jewels" from the library and did quite well with it.
Was that the appropriate level for Y3?

What else could I get for him, would Horrid Henry or Captain Underpants be any good? Are they roughly the right level for Y3? (or would his Y3 teacher be horrified to find these when checking his reading?)

I would really appreciate some advice on this one, teacher just said to let him read whatever he wants, but I want to ensure he is reading at the right level for his year...

Thank you very much!!

bare with me even

Why don't you have a look at something like The Book People website with your son, and see what he fancies reading? The books are in age appropriate categories, and are good value.

Also, has your DS got his own library card? My kids love having a browse and choosing their own books. HTH.

I have taught year 3 where the children read anything from pictures books (still really really good for devloping fluency and plot development), to Captian underpants and Horrid Henry's to Harry Potters, Narnia to Lord of the Rings (most of the children could read them but had limited comprehension). So don't worry what you send in as long as your son enjoys it and can read it! Most important he loves reading than has a book too hard to impress the teacher. Have you gone into ask what she suggests - there may even be a recommended reading list - I am sure I ahd one, but I can't find it now. Try googling year 3 booklists - you may find one!

DD is in Y3 at the moment. She has a good reading age (8.something ) and is enjoying Roald Dahl stuff at the moment. Have you tried Vlad the Drac too? - very funny :-) and the Hundred Mile an Hour dog? by Jeremy Strong. Horrid Henry I feel is now too young - but they love him don't they!
If you go to WHS they section their books according to age - why don't you look together and see what he likes?

If he can read books of that level reasonably fluently, then whatever he wants to read is a good place to start. After all, the purpose of learning to read is so that he can enjoy books -- he's put in the hard work in Years R-2, so it seems fair enough he should get to read books he likes.

Ds is in Y3 and a pretty fluent reader. He enjoyed Horrid Henry, and went through a phase of reading them all the time. I'm less keen on Captain Underpants, 'cos I'm a literature snob, so while I wouldn't buy them for ds I wouldn't mind if he brought them home from the school library. Dick King-Smith has written a lot for that age group as well, and Mr Majeika is popular too. I don't know the book you mention, but there are plenty of books aimed at newly-fluent readers now, so he shouldn't be short of raw material. A notch up from those is the easier Roald Dahl (George's Marvellous Medicine and The Twits, harder Roald Dahl (Charlie & Chocolate Factory, Matilda) and then you're practically into Harry Potter territory.

He's got loads of fun ahead of him!

DD is in Year3 and is encouraged to bring in her own book to read in class. She still gets level books with her homework until she finishes the levels available in the classroom and then she will get to choose any book to take home to read.

I would just find him books that he enjoys and can understand. I used to find that my Y3 independent readers would have all sorts of books that they could read, in that they could say the majority of the words, but had absolutely no idea what the plot was about. The suggestion about going to the library and looking for young readers or WHS and finding books for 8 year olds is your best bet really. Let him read a bit and have a chat about what's ahppened, what the characters are like, what he thinks might happen. If he can give you sensible answers then he's on the right level.

wow, you guys are great!! thanks!

he read some of Jack Stalwart (that is the name of the character in the book, not the author) with his teacher and she wrote in his diary that he could predict the plot and had understanding of the story so will stick to that level...

he is not the keenest reader so am keen to get books that will hold his interest whilst encouraging to increase his reading skills (if that makes sense...)

thanks again!!