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April 18, 2010My son (6) is above his class for reading and is not part of a reading group. Is this a good idea or should he be in group with similar reading abilities? He seems to be losing interest and I am a bit concerned.
they often send those kids to a (lower grade) class to read stories to them. There are many ways of handling this. Give him books on subjects that interest him (dinosaurs, etc). but if what he was enjoying was reading better than the others, it’s best to set it up so he can read to a group (or to you or hubby or younger kids).
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Yes, they’re a great idea. It may get him motivated if he hears others talking excitedly about a story! Try out your local library and ask about their reading groups! I was in one when I was little and it was great!!
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You have a right to be concerned…..even though he is above the class…there should be a reading group for advance children……My daughter is 5 and there are kids at several stages of reading…..they all have groups…..seriously look into that….you don’t want him to regress.
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they often send those kids to a (lower grade) class to read stories to them. There are many ways of handling this. Give him books on subjects that interest him (dinosaurs, etc). but if what he was enjoying was reading better than the others, it’s best to set it up so he can read to a group (or to you or hubby or younger kids).
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My son was always advanced in reading and he’d get paired up at school with a couple other kids that were also advanced, he was still more advanced than they were.
I started reading with him at home. We’d get a book that interested him but was a bit of a challenge for him and we’d sit on the couch and read together. He’d read me a page and I’d read him a page, some days he’d read one page and I’d read two. He loved it and it kept him going when the books at school just weren’t enough for him.
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