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Originally Posted by Xenophon
I disagree, a bit. The first two of Alexander's Prydain books will work well for an 7/8 year old who is way advanced at reading. The later books in that series will probably be too mature for a bit, though.
Xenophon
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It's been several years since I read the books with my older children and don't remember them as clearly as I would like, so I will bow to your better memory.
I was actually thinking about my own 8 year old who is an excellent reader, but not mature enough to handle some children's lit, particularly the Narnia series and especially the Hobbit. I was also thinking that it is better to find reading material to match the child's maturity level and reading level to help encourage reading comprehension based solely on the child doing the reading and interpreting the concept without an adult's explanation or intervention. If too much of the story has to be explained, then the book is not at the correct level for the reader. And along those same lines, if the child sight reads a book but does not understand/comprehend what they are reading, it does not really do them any good. After all comprehension is the main reason we read.
