How many books does your third grader read independently for school?

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  • April 14, 2014 at 6:30 pm
    eawerner
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    Dd will be third grade next year and is about done with the Grade 3 Pathway Readers. No problems there. She has also been reading easier chapter books that we have around the house and generally understands what she reads.

    For next year I have the following books lined up so far.  All to be read independently with oral narrations.

    History books –

    A Triumph for Flavius

    Beast of Lor

    Pompeii: Buried Alive

    Science books –

    George Washington Carver bio

    Literature books –

    Owls in the Family

    The Moffats

    Homer Price

    Does that seem like a reasonable amount for a clearly capable reader?  Do you prefer more variety in the Literature genres or do you not mind them all being light hearted or goofy books?

    April 14, 2014 at 10:36 pm
    nebby
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    That seems reasonable to me.

    April 15, 2014 at 12:08 am
    Kristen
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    I think it is alright. I have one in third grade this year and just about two months ago I started having all the kids reading from a harder lit book one day a week. My 5th grader is reading Heidi, and my 4th grade ds and 3rd grade dd are both reading Just Sostories. As they get older and better, I will obviously pick harder selections. But I think your choices are fine for just startingout. We have some easier versions of Black Beauty and The Secret Garden that they have read but I know some people are very careful about which version or edition they pick.

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