KeriJ Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Please. :) I have new-baby-brain, and I either assign too much independent reading for my 4th and 2nd graders, or not enough. They're both pretty avid readers. I'm trying to get an idea of what a reasonable list to be accomplished in a year would look like. It can include literature, history, science etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) . Edited July 12, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I have a grade 2 and 3 student and am also interested in hearing this. :) Right now my grade 2 student isn't reading by himself. (To my knowledge he would be considered grade 1 in the USA) We just read quick books and I read all the hard words. Then if the book is to long I just read all the words to get it over with quicker. :) His current favorites are: Commander Toad Ricky Ricotta Splat the Cat The Fly Guy My eldest is a fine reader. My only rule for him is he has to read something every day. He has been reading the "Franny K. Stein" books. In the past three months he has also read: Batman Super-Villians Strike by Michael Teitalbaum Wonder Woman Power Outage by Michael Teitalbaum Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl The Adventures of Peter Cottontail by Thornton W. Burgess Roland Wright: Future Knight by Tony Davis Roland Wright: Brand New Page by Tony Davis Roland Wright: At the Joust by Tony Davis The New Kid At School by Kate McMullan Revenge of the Dragon Lady by Kate McMullan Class Trip to the Cave of Doom by Kate McMullan Before that he read all the books in the Enchanted Forest Series. He also reads graphic novels, and he even read one or two chapters of "The Hobbit" to read ahead of Daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Here is what is in my second grader's book basket right now. She can read most of these unassisted. In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord The Littles by John Peterson The Secrets of Droon: The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet by Tony Abbott The Minstrel In the Tower by Gloria Skurzynski The Long Way To A New Land by Joan Sandin Tornado by Betsy Byars The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy S. Levinson Keep the Lights Burning Abbie by Peter and Connie Roop The Dragon's Hoard by Rebecca Gilleland The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh Paddle To the Sea by Holling C. Holling Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin Born To Fly by Michael Ferrari Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan The All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan The Sword In The Tree by C.R. Bulla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 All I assign is science reading. The 4th grader reads one longer book per week (currently the Scientists in the Field series). My 2nd grader reads several picture books per week (such as Let's Read and Find Out series). The 4th grader will also read a lot throughout the day on his own. The 2nd grader doesn't normally do this, so everyone has a 20-30 minute reading time before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 We have required reading this year for third grade, but it's a longish list and the kids get to choose which books they read - they have to do one a month. I purposefully picked an array of books so some of them (like Jenny and the Cat Club and Tornado) are really easy while others (like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) are harder and others are in between. This is our list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 We have required reading this year for third grade, but it's a longish list and the kids get to choose which books they read - they have to do one a month. I purposefully picked an array of books so some of them (like Jenny and the Cat Club and Tornado) are really easy while others (like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) are harder and others are in between. This is our list. Just to clarify, our book basket that I made our list from up thread is free choice as well. She has to read one per month and give me an age appropriate book report. I am "assigning" the Memoria Press 2nd grade literature that goes along with their lit guides (Little House In The Big Woods, Beatrix Potter, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Charlotte's Web and The Courage of Sarah Noble but we are reading those books together. She reads them aloud first, then I reread aloud to her and then she works on completing the lit guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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