Maybe I could just get an idea from some of you. My son is 5 yrs 2 months, and reads a Flat Stanley book independently in about 30-45 minutes. This is the most advanced chapter book he will read completely independent. I quiz him on what happened to make sure he really read. He will read like every other page of Dahl books or Narnia..but gets tired much easier with finer print and prob the more complex ideas. Will read anything science...but while these are bigger words and more complex ideas they are not nearly as long passages. From that could someone give me an approx grade level?
Have you tried the Ready Freddy book series? They are about the same level. (L-M, late second grade. But, in my experience easier than Magic Treehouse as for as print and complexity.)