Been stressing this year about very similar questions. DS11 reads fast and easily, and tackled complex texts (especially but not only non-fiction) many years ago. Although he wasn't an early reader took off fast once he began. But it seems the older he gets, the more reluctant he is to take on books at levels he read years ago. With a stack of interesting novels - selected by him from the library - and cool non-fiction at his bedside, he continually picks up Calvin and Hobbes for the nth(to the nth) time instead. He tells me he wants to relax, and that means reading something easy.
I worry I've just let him spend waaayyy too much time watching Minecraft videos, and now real reading feels like too much work. But maybe there's something more too - I still have questions about expressive language with this one, and I'm not quite sure what else. Have ruled out eyes, but it's still an interesting question whether an e-book lacking visible size or text density would feel less overwhelming and more "relaxing".
Following thread close and looking for ideas!
