For advanced readers, I have listed some classics for younger children. If he enjoys reading comics every so often or rereading one of his favourite simpler books, let him do this, as long as he’s expanding his reading skills at other times. Try and be led by your child’s interests / requirements rather than your own. My Diary series for history, How to Train Your Dragon Series, animal stories, detective novels, etc. To extend the above into fiction, you can always look for easier novels about their particular interest, eg. Allow them read picture books, graphic novels, anthologies of short stories, poetry and non-fiction as these categories may be less daunting and can be used to stimulate interest in the reluctant reader. This way your child can improve his reading / knowledge as he goes on to the smaller font sizes. However try not to buy books that are beyond their reading ability as they will just end up looking at the pictures! Most modern fact books have a variety of font sizes / complexity within any one subject to cater for the diversity in readers. For the reluctant reader, it is much easier to read short tracts of information and look at a colourful picture than to read a novel with no break in the writing. Boys, in particular, love reading facts, so if your child has a special interest in animals or ships or history, for example, but aren’t interested in reading storybooks or novels, entice him with non-fiction books. I have tried to include many of the first books in a series here as I’ve found once you’ve discovered the right genre of book for your child, a series is very useful to keep the continuity of reading going. The books in each category become more complex as you go further down the list, so if you have a reluctant reader, choose from the earlier books so that your child doesn’t become bored or frustrated. I have compiled a number of suggested reading lists from 1st – 6th Form to the Willow website and hopefully your children will enjoy some of them. Suggested Reading Lists for 1st - 6th Form Information Pack for the School Year 2023- 2024.Message from the Principals, Public Apology by Fr.
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