“If they’re advanced, we want to keep pushing them,” Garibaldi says.
Knowing this can guide them to additional reading opportunities that all but guarantee a regular reading habit is formed. Encouraging readers to connect with their books beyond just reading, like analyzing how characters change, gives them an extra opportunity to grow their comprehension skills as well as learn what they like about their favorite books. One of the reasons advanced-level readers like to choose their own books is because they are often self-motivated and find reading enjoyable, Garibaldi says. Help your child make connections with their texts. Once you identify the “emotional hook” that pulls your young reader in, you can find other books about that issue.Ģ. If searching by subject (like animals or adventure) isn’t proving fruitful, consider the emotional content of the book, as these more latent themes also attract kids’ attention. “Advanced readers thrive on self-selection, so you want to give them the tools to look for what engages them,” Garibaldi says. Let your child’s interests guide book selection - and let them pick their own books. “It’s about forming a reading habit, and finding comfort and joy in books.”įollow Garibaldi’s tips below if you’re having trouble finding the just-right, age-appropriate book for your advanced reader. “It’s not a bad thing that a child is reading above grade level, but it’s not a race to reading competency,” she says. Garibaldi advises parents to look at the big picture when choosing age-appropriate books for advanced readers. “What you want to do is push the reading in general instead of just reading level.” “It’s okay that they’re advanced, it’s okay to embrace that aspect of their development,” she says. The key to supporting your advanced reader, Garibaldi says, is striking a balance between encouraging them to further their skills and understanding that sometimes they just want to enjoy a book. “Advanced readers will still want to read Clifford, because that’s where their emotional development may be or interests lie outside of reading,” she says.
“You want to be cognizant of reading level, but within the home environment also be okay with their reading up and down,” says Webber-Bey.īarby Garibaldi, a consultant with Scholastic Book Clubs and mother of two children ages 11 and 13, echoes this sentiment. It’s completely natural consider it a positive thing that they’re absorbed in reading.
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Your elementary school student may want to dive into a chapter book series that’s popular with middle schoolers one night, and then pick up a favorite graphic novel the next. Providing your child with options may mean looking beyond the parameters of guided reading level - and that’s okay. “One of the things parents can do is put kids into places where they have access and options.” “You want to honor their interests and also share yours,” says Webber-Bey. It’s important that access to books is prioritized to maintain readers’ interest and stoke their enthusiasm.įor advanced readers, this may mean picking out titles you think are below their reading level or that they’re not yet ready for, either because of the density of the content or its maturity level. Reading fatigue and avoidance is just as possible with advanced readers as it is with reluctant readers. It’s a common problem, and it can lead to disengagement. “I wasn’t satisfied with what was there.” “I was that child who was disappointed with what was in her school library - because I’d read everything in the school library,” says Deimosa Webber-Bey, director of Information Services & Cultural Insight at Scholastic. Now you face a new challenge: They’ve read everything they can get their hands on. The nightly read-aloud routine you instilled from birth has paid off: Your child is reading well above grade level.
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