Jpoy85 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 what can they read? Poll to come. **Average means by age level, on par, etc.** C can read simple sentences. Shes 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My second grader is just barely starting chapter books. My third grader just started chapter books this year. My 5 year old is techniquely registered as kindergarten, but he is doing grade 1 and 2 work and he is reading intermediate sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My 2nd grader is average in everything but reading. He reads at about a 4th grade level, (he can easily read his brothers readers). I really put a lot of focus into reading when teaching them to read though. It was very intensive phonics based learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My ds6 (first grade) can read beginner chapter books (needs a little help), but he doesn't often choose to read himself. He does go through spurts where he enjoys reading (usually when he's progressing to the next level) but then he prefers to do other things besides read, usually (science-y stuff, drawing, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My oldest was an average reader in first grade. We spent his 1st grade year reading through Abeka's grade 1 readers. Watching him make progress through the readers was enough to show me that he really was learning. By 3rd grade his reading really took off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My 6.5 year old first grader can read easy Doctor Seuss books, most level 2 readers, and the first 100 sight words. A few months ago, he was struggling with anything beyond cvc words. He still hiccups at some digraphs, but I suspect we will see another huge jump in his ability sometime soon if he follows the trajectory my older children took. His weak areas within language arts are phenomic awareness, spelling, and handwriting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 dd almost 7 reads Magic Treehouse Chapter books by herself. She has always enjoyed being read to now she tries to read everything herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I have a first grader. She's reading more complex sentences. She could probably read beginning chapter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 6 1/2 yo ds in 1st reads easy chapter books. At this age with my kids anything goes- some have been reading Harry Potter in 1st some were still working through 100 Easy Lessons. So far they have all turned into book lovers. I hope the trend continues with my last 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acablue Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My boys are four months apart - the 7 year old can read at probably a 4th grade level and the 6.5 year old can read simple sentences, but is taking off now that he's realized all of his friends can read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Then from the land they could hear horses running. Turning, they saw men on horses, with a shining lady riding along with them. She was the queen - Queen Elizabeth. This was a page from Ds's book today. He is a new 6, so he would be a young 1st grader. He still sounds out most of the words and didn't know could without a blatant prompt - as in "ould says ood". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 When my boys were 6 yo, they were in really different places with reading, even though I would say they were both pretty average. One could read books on his own, but nothing too difficult. All easy readers. He really liked Cynthia Rylant - by the time he was almost 7, he could read things like Magic Treehouse, though he didn't tear through them. His twin could read what you termed "intermediate sentences" though he sometimes had trouble with even that sort of thing. Your terminology in the poll, by the way, is a little confusing. Frog and Toad and Dr. Seuss are not chapter books. They're easy readers and the sentences you term "intermediate" are exactly the sort of sentences common in them. Some easy readers (such as Frog and Toad) are broken into chapters or stories, but they're not chapter books per se. Chapter books are things like The Magic Treehouse. The next level up, in the publishing world, is called "middle grades" books, but those are also sometimes colloquially referred to as "chapter books." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 sentences" though he sometimes had trouble with even that sort of thing. Your terminology in the poll, by the way, is a little confusing. Frog and Toad and Dr. Seuss are not chapter books. They're easy readers and the sentences you term "intermediate" are exactly the sort of sentences common in them. Some easy readers (such as Frog and Toad) are broken into chapters or stories, but they're not chapter books per se. Chapter books are things like The Magic Treehouse. The next level up, in the publishing world, is called "middle grades" books, but those are also sometimes colloquially referred to as "chapter books." This is why I didn't vote. Ds could read some Dr. Seuss type things, but he doesn't have the stamina for an 80+ page chapter book. So I gave a sample instead of voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Your terminology in the poll, by the way, is a little confusing. Frog and Toad and Dr. Seuss are not chapter books. They're easy readers and the sentences you term "intermediate" are exactly the sort of sentences common in them. Some easy readers (such as Frog and Toad) are broken into chapters or stories, but they're not chapter books per se. Chapter books are things like The Magic Treehouse. The next level up, in the publishing world, is called "middle grades" books, but those are also sometimes colloquially referred to as "chapter books." This is why I didn't vote. Ds could read some Dr. Seuss type things, but he doesn't have the stamina for an 80+ page chapter book. So I gave a sample instead of voting. Sorry i didnt know how to really word it. I mean what you said, the words just werent there. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar7709 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My 6 yo (would be first according to some districts) can read easier Dr. Suess and Level 1 readers on her own, Level 2s stretch her ability. Sometimes she likes to attempt harder stuff where she really needs a lot of help--I think she is kind of in a holding pattern in her reading skill right now until the next developmental breakthrough. My 7yo second grader is not "normal" for reading (can and will read anything put in front of him.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Sorry i didnt know how to really word it. I mean what you said, the words just werent there. :blush: No big. I just thought it might mess with your results. :001_smile: There's a big range of normal at this age, IMO. Much bigger than in a few years when it's evened out a bit more. When my kids were 6 yo, I felt like some of their friends were reading really difficult stuff and others couldn't even sound out a BOB book. Now that they're 8 yo, I feel like while some of their friends love to read more and go through lots of books, if I were to give everyone something to read aloud in turns in co-op, they would be much closer together in ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Sorry i didnt know how to really word it. I mean what you said, the words just werent there. :blush: I didn't mean to make you feel bad. In our curriculum, Frog and Toad and Peter Rabbit are the last books just before the beginning chapter books, so I'd have lumped them together, too, in my mind. I just don't know how to vote. FWIW, I know I'd have something unclear in a poll if I made one. Or leave something out. Or put something in that shouldn't be there. Ds is in that "just before fluency" stage that took my Dd9 about 5 minutes to move through and Ds8 about 2 years. I'm hoping Ds will be able to read chapter books by the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My first grader can read almost anything I put in front of him. Maybe not comprehend, but he can easily read HP, Percy Jackson, etc. Its making school difficult because he can't figure out why I'm making him go through spelling and phonics at all - I just want to make sure he doesn't miss something, kwim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Um, I don't know. Is she average? She's working on grade level and finding things pretty easy. She can read anything we put in front of her. She just finished Misty of Chincoteague and is now on The Toothpaste Millionaire just for fun. She's very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 My six-year-old is maybe a bit above average and is reading chapter books. She's right at the point where MTH and simialr books are too easy, but other chapter books are intimidating. She's reading Stuart Little as assigned reading. My nearly-five-year-old is reading simple Dr. Seuss. He's right at the threshold of fluency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I put simple sentences. My 1st grader is using Reading Eggs and he's at the stage where he's reading sentences like: The fish hid in the tin. The cat can see the fish. Etc. He really enjoys Reading Eggs and is doing well with it, but we use it for fun. Our main curriculum, Oak Meadow, doesn't push a lot of academics in K and 1st and is gentle and Waldorfy. We are pretty laid back right now at this age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 At the age of just turned 6 he was just reading very simple sentences, so that is what I answered. Dd isn't that age yet but I anticipate that she will be considerably ahead of him as she is already almost to the same level in K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnIslandGirl Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Average books I saw my daughters friends reading in... Kindergarten (4,5,6 year olds)were everything from Dr. Seuss to what I would classify as beginner chapter books like Magic Tree House. 1st grade (6 & 7)were things like Little House in the Big Woods, Charlotts' Web, etc. 2nd grade (7 & 8) it seemed like they were almost all into the Harry Potter series. This is an age where there is such an acceptable range of normal, that as long as you are seeing progress, your child should be right on track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 I put simple sentences. My 1st grader is using Reading Eggs and he's at the stage where he's reading sentences like: The fish hid in the tin. The cat can see the fish. Etc. He really enjoys Reading Eggs and is doing well with it, but we use it for fun. Our main curriculum, Oak Meadow, doesn't push a lot of academics in K and 1st and is gentle and Waldorfy. We are pretty laid back right now at this age! This makes me feel better. C can read the book part "Learn To Read" on Starfall. She has some trouble with The or Says, but she can read the sentences. I know shes making progress. Slow, but there progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 This makes me feel better. C can read the book part "Learn To Read" on Starfall. She has some trouble with The or Says, but she can read the sentences. I know shes making progress. Slow, but there progress. My son was the same. I think he was a bit behind average but he has caught up beautifully now a few years later, he was just slower to start. He is now devouring books for fun and I am constantly hearing him say, just wait until I finish this page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Intermediate sentences for my 1st grader (6 in November.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy5 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My 2nd grader is just starting to read beginning chapter books like Frog and Toad. He can easily read through stories like One Fish, Two Fish ... those types of books. He has struggled with reading though until the last few months it has gotten a bit easier for him. My K'er is reading simple and some intermediate sentences ... doesn't seem to be struggling, though like her brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I voted early chapter books, but I think I should have marked other. My second grader is reading Boxcar Children type stuff. MTH is a little too easy so I'm trying to find the next step up for him. He reads a lot of science books about animals so its hard for me to judge reading level for stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) I didn't vote because mine are 8 and 3rd grade and I didn't read any replies after the first page because the site is so slow right now. However, there would have been a big difference in my vote at the beginning of 1st grade to the beginning of 2nd. One was reading not a bit (couldn't even really sound out "red" sort of not reading) at this point in first grade. He was easily reading chapter books by 2nd grade though. A lot can happen in that year in my experience! The other wouldn't have been as dramatic but he, too, changed a lot in that one year. Edited October 3, 2012 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeciecup Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I have a well advanced, reading college level, 6th grader who couldn't read a bit until she was 8 years old. She's a phenomenal reader who devours books at a record pace. But when she was 1st/2nd grade age she couldn't read Hop on Pop. In one 3 month time span she went from being a non reader to reading on a 4th grade level, and she never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Kids are so all over the place at this age. In a 1st grade classroom, I'd expect one or two at a 4th grade or higher reading level and some needing readers to be predictable or simple CVC words. The average child in my daughter's Kindergarten class (she went to school last year) could read simple readers like Clifford, Curious George, etc. Many could read Amelia Bedelia and Arthur books. The top few could read Junie B Jones or Magic Treehouse. There were no children who couldn't read at all. All knew most letter sounds, could sound out words and knew at least 35 of the 50 kindy sight words. Edited October 3, 2012 by 2J5M9K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I'd consider my son pretty average in most subjects, but he is advanced with reading I guess. He just turned six and can read from the Bible with little help. I attribute his skill to the excellent k12 phonics program and much practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My oldest is 1st grade. She's 6-will be 7 in December. While I think she's bright she's probably only a little above average. Her spelling is awful! :glare: Math is getting there......... Her reading is probably her best skill. She is reading Magic Treehouse and Goddess Girls books by herself right now. I have no idea what her reading level is, but after struggling mightily to read last year she suddenly took off-having her vision tested and getting her some glasses helped too! :tongue_smilie: Now she reads like crazy. My son who is almost five can sound out a few words like "cat" and "sit". He's got a ways to go.........:lol: But it seems like every kid blossoms in reading ability at such different times. Once they take off, some of them go very quickly. Others take longer to get to the same spot. I do wish I had All About Reading when I started teaching my daughter because I think it would have lessened the frustration. It's working out well for my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Anna Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I don't know that dd6 is average. She's a later reader than her older sister, but she's just starting to get interested in Magic Tree House books now. Her reading aloud is generally a little laborsome and monotone. She spent most of last year belly-aching about reading until I brought home some new books that were "hers" - the McGuffy's Eclectic Readers. She went through the Primer under her own power and on her own time and has begun to enjoy stuff more since. She still prefers me to read picture books to her, though. Mama Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My 1st grader who is about to turn 6 is currently reading "Little Bear" (similar to Frog and Toad) pretty comfortably. I would consider her to have average ability overall, but in KG she had to memorize about 220 sight words, so that gives her a little leg up (though she has forgotten many of them). She has poor visual memory so she needs to read a lot in order to keep up her skills. We got lazy over the summer so she's behind where she was at the end of KG. My younger 1st grader is not "average" so she is way past the options you put in the poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Average is so very relative. With that, my youngest (1st grade) is young, could have been red-shirted this year. She is a fairy who has not landed on this planet. Her sister, however, was always a wise, old, soul who could read at 3 to 4 years old. Every kid is different. I'm enjoying teaching my 6 year old to read, it's fun and different from her sister who just read on her own. Although my youngest is an amazing singer, artist and pianist; so each has talents to themselves. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I voted for the beginning chapter books. He can phonetically read pretty much anything but his comprehension level when reading by himself is the beginning chapter book level.:) He's in 2nd grade and just turned 7 on Sept. 9th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txmommyofboys Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 ds6, chapter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My dd is 6 will be 7 Oct. 31st. She just read Clara and the Book Wagon last week and is reading The Beginners Bible right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I voted for beginning chapter books, as I think that's closest to the average for my four readers who are at least those grades or higher. Kid #1: Chapter books Kid #2: barely reading small sentences, but took off near the end of 2nd grade Kid #3: Chapter books Kid #4: Novels along the lines of Percy Jackson My current 2nd grade is not average, especially in reading. She's read a few books measuring on the Lexile grades 6-8 band with apparent ease. (Not many at that level actually appeal to a seven year old's interest, though.) My preschooler is somewhere between small and intermediate sentences. She'll begin K next fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASDAQ Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 First grader is a probable-dyslexic, so not sure if that means average or not. She's reading out of the Lippincott Basic Reading (1963) 2:1 reader. We're supplementing with Open Court 2:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I selected "other" for my second-grade son, who will be 8 in February. He was really only ready to read a year ago but has progressed quickly in a few months. He can read Magic Treehouse and Ready Freddy books mostly on his own; he has the stamina to read about a chapter at a sitting (7-10 pages or so) but needs my help with a handful of words in each chapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 If I can corral mine to read at all, then he's reading chapter books. He loves Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the Phineas and Ferb books when HE decides to read. He goes in spurts, though where I have to force him to read even one sentence, then other times I have to pry the books out of his hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Mine is in the land of leveled readers- he is 6.5 He can read little bear (level 1) and frog and toad (level 2) easily. Amelia Bedilia (level 2) and Nate the Great is a struggle, but he can read them. Magic Tree house is more difficult, not because of the sentences, but because of the lack of picture clues. He is intimidated by them and hasn't jumped in yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My just turned 6 year old can read simple sentences. I've decided to let her have an extra year and not start 1 St grade until next year. She misses the cut off by 2 days. It is very odd, because my older children were reading better than this when they were 3 years old, but this one just has different strengths, and a different learning style. We are just going to keep plugging away. So long as I see continuous progress, it is all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My 2nd grader is average in everything but reading. Same here. The first book she chose to read to herself this year was The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was a bit above her ability--mostly it was too long. She did well with Martin's Mice and Aristotle, both by Dick King Smith. I consider dd average because while she does quite well with reading she's still doing first grade math. Even with manipulatives math doesn't make sense to her like reading does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My oldest son could barely read at 6. Simple sentences would be a struggle. The odd thing is that my oldest is very intelligent. But he had some sort of block with reading. He finally got over it at 8. My youngest son could read Frog and Toad type books at 6. And, not to sound mean or anything, but my youngest is very normal in intelligence. Not as smart as the oldest, and yet, he picked right up on reading. Each kid is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 My son just turned 7 the end of August. I count him as 2nd grade but he'd be just starting 1st grade if he went to school. He can read novels and sometimes will read things that I"m reading over my shoulder (I lean toward science fiction/fantasy) but he won't read much on his own. He prefers non-fiction and encyclopedias. I didn't do anything really. We did ETC and are doing AAS but he's consistently been able to read way in advance of what we are actually doing in "school". :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I put simple sentences. My 1st grader is using Reading Eggs and he's at the stage where he's reading sentences like: The fish hid in the tin. The cat can see the fish. Etc. :iagree: That is where my 1st grade DS is but we don't use Reading Eggs., we're using Blend Phonics. We don't do any sight words so I think that makes thing slower in the beginning. I have a well advanced, reading college level, 6th grader who couldn't read a bit until she was 8 years old. She's a phenomenal reader who devours books at a record pace. But when she was 1st/2nd grade age she couldn't read Hop on Pop. In one 3 month time span she went from being a non reader to reading on a 4th grade level, and she never looked back. Thanks for that. If you spend too much time on these boards looking at what other kids are doing, you start to get the impression that all 5 year olds are reading novels and that's really not the case.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 In K, she could read and understand Little House in the Big Woods. In 1st grade, she could read and understand The Wind in the Willows. In 2nd grade (now), she can read and understand almost anything. That's probably not average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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