What Kiddo's Been Reading

I am SO THRILLED with Kiddo's reading progress this summer.  During the past school year (2nd grade) he was a very reluctant and struggling reader. Over the summer I expected him to do the backsliding thing that happens to most kids when they're off school so long but exactly the opposite happened - his reading improved enormously!

I think it all started with the books I brought him from BEA just before school let out.  Kiddo is still sporadically reading the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea graphic novel but he finished Planet Earth and actually started reading it again.  He also read all of Big Nate, even though he has refused to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid.  He always told me that the Wimpy Kid books look stupid, but after loving Big Nate I think he's willing to give them a shot (both books are by the same author).  These books captured his interest and made him WANT to read, which in turn helped his reading improve.  He is much more confident in his abilities and I think he's actually beginning to enjoy reading. *gasp* *cheer*

Kiddo has also been reading books that have been on our shelves for a longs time, like the Magic Treehouse books. Plus he's still getting Star Wars graphic novels from the library whenever we drop in there.

 

The newest book to capture his attention is Real Street Kidz: Chasing Action.  I asked for a review copy of this book after checking out the press release.  I was pretty sure Kiddo would enjoy it and his initial reaction (Mom, this looks COOL!) makes me think I was right.

Every night Kiddo takes a book with him to bed and reads at least one chapter of something.  It used to be that he would bring Lego magazines to bed and look at the pictures but now he is actually reading every night.  I couldn't be happier!

Kiddo wants to do video review of most of these books but our summer schedule has been crazy so we haven't gotten to it.  I'm hoping that when school starts on Monday (?!?!) we'll get back into a set routine and we'll be able to get the videos made. Keep your fingers crossed for me!




This post is part of Kids' Picks, hosted on the 3rd Tuesday of every month by 5 Minutes for Books.  Come see what other kids are reading and share yours kids' favorite books.