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My daughter just informed me that my nephew has been reading that series since he was in second grade. Funny thing about him though, he would have just laughed and took what book he wanted regardless what anybody said.
Too bad kids are being taught to be so oversensitive about the stupidest things. It rubs off from the adults in their lives.
Thank you for your opinions. He did rub it off and picked what he wanted anyhow. But what got me more was the fact that I have two sons ; one is a fantastic reader, the other hates reading. I would hate for my wonderful reader to have his entusium squashed by what a person percives.
I havent let it bother me that much, but just dont want him to stop what he loves doing.
It's amazing how low our expectations have become, especially when it comes to matters such as literacy. What ever happened to challenging students to reach beyond their "level"?
I think the librarian's comment was not well thought out but I wouldn't let it bother me too much, and it certainly wouldn't deter my eager reader. He is 11, in 5th grade but with many of his classes at 6th grade level, and his older brother is 16 and a HS Jr. The 11 year old often reads my 16 year old's assigned reading when the older one is finished with a book.. and "just for fun" he likes to read some of my college textbooks. Especially Sociology.
He's reading on at least a college level, he was always an eager reader, and I am so thankful that he has received nothing but encouragement from teachers and other adults. I started reading at age 3.5 and read voraciously through childhood and can you believe my father (who was also a reader) used to criticize me for always having my "nose in a book"! My mom too. I'd hear things about how I wasn't watching TV like normal kids. LOL. Weird.
Just let your son read what he likes and blow off comments like that.
Your story reminds me of when my daughter was in kindergarten and I had the first parent-teacher conference of the year. Her teacher enthused about how well she was doing and told me that she thought that very soon my daughter would be able to read some words. I just about dropped my teeth and said, "Are you kidding me? She's reading Harry Potter!" The funny thing is, I don't think the teacher ever heard me. Your son will get that a lot, so learn to not sweat it.
After 3 weeks of emails and notes to my daughter's first grade teacher telling her that the work was too easy and my daughter was bored, they finally tested her. She tested on 5th-6th grade level on reading. My point is this: they didn't believe me until they tested her. The librarian doesn't know your child--she's basing information on his grade. Blow it off-- parents and students know what they can read. Tonight my daughter was reading her dad's Bible. I reminded her that she had a children's Bible. She said, "I like the adult one. The stories are longer." I left her alone and let her read.
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Just let your son read what he likes and blow off comments like that.
