My first-grade brother is in a similar situation. His school librarian makes the kids work their way up from grade level on the AR (Accelerated Reader) scale by taking 3 quizzes in 5-month-or-so sections. It's really frustrating for us because he can get books from the library only once a week, and there's a limit on them. He's currently made his way up to second-grade level, but at home he's reading at at least third.
We also wonder what the school is giving them to read, for he frequently comes home with such gems as "Dinorella" (a dinosaur-themed retelling of "Cinderella"- where every word began with the letter "D".)
