She also said it's common to have kids decoding at a far higher level than they can understand.
DD5 is definitely higher in word decoding than she is in comprehension. I don't have any stats on what grade level she is at with her word decoding, but I would not be surprised if she was at a 6th grade or higher. The other day she sounded out the word "exuberance" without any trouble. She does not like to try and read something if there are a lot of words on a page because she seems to psych herself out about it. DD5 is a classic perfectionist and does not like to make any mistakes. If she could get past this and gain confidence with her reading skills, I think she would test even higher in reading. We have made progress in this area in the last 3 weeks or so. She read "Julius, the Baby of the World" by Kevin Henkes all by herself (grade 3.1 according to Scholastic), and she beamed with pride at her accomplishment (before, she would not even attempt this).
