Originally Posted by Cookie
Kids will tell you when they are over their heads either verbally if they are comfortable with it or by their behavior. Just like they will say when stuff is too easy and boring and they want more of a challenge. But there was no harm in his group trying. They were exposed to it. They may try it later and like it. They know a bit about more than the first three chapters because my son enthusiastically would talk about the book.
While I'm glad to hear that this group of kids was able to tell the teachers when the reading was over their heads. This is not a blanket statement that works for all kids. My older DD would not tell us when she didn't understand things or books were over her head. It was very frustrating and difficult to work with. Kids have different personalities. Some kids can be very good at hiding LD's for example.