If your child has already reached the end of the next grade level in his/her reading, that doesn’t necessarily mean they should just keep going up in level. We also want students to “read wide.” Reading wide means reading a variety of books from different genres, as well as reading a mix of fiction and nonfiction. In school and at home, they will have the opportunity to read many books at their just-right level, but it’s also important to expose them to higher-level books, perhaps by reading aloud to them from a more challenging book at bedtime. We must remember that the most important thing is your child’s love of reading and engagement with books.
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-Lauren Brollier