tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post7400551363309497827..comments2023-05-22T05:13:47.147-04:00Comments on Not Just for Kids: Reading and the Second GradeKara Schaff Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799940457339268070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post-79794996773338325932008-09-15T13:12:00.000-04:002008-09-15T13:12:00.000-04:00You're right about the pressure, and it's somethin...You're right about the pressure, and it's something I have to be careful not to feed. To me, reading independently is as natural as breathing, and was from an early age. But our children--they are their own people!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad your son found the right books for him, and I'm glad that comics helped to get him there!. Does he know that there is now a graphic novel series of Goosebump books? Kara Schaff Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799940457339268070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post-28245260134847680262008-09-15T10:56:00.000-04:002008-09-15T10:56:00.000-04:00Hi! My son was not very interested in reading inde...Hi! My son was not very interested in reading independently until the end of 2nd grade. Then he discovered Calvin & Hobbes, and things took off from there. Now a fourth grader, he still loves C & H and Garfield, and enjoys the Goosebumps books, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and nonfiction.<BR/><BR/>From what I've seen, there is a lot of pressure on the children to read independently at schoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com