This is true for most, but this does not mean reading at a third grade level. In my daughter's school, one/third of the class was reading at an eighth grade level. My daughter was reading at a fifth grade level and considers herself a slow reader. Their advancement does not "fly" as fast after that.
My daughter was at a tenth grade level in fifth, so she is still advancing - except at this point, we don't know what to let her read. This becomes a huge issue. I remember my very accelerated niece reading books with advanced (mature) subject matter when she was in sixth grade. My daughter's school reading list is mostly history books - not her favorite subject.
I think the best kid books are up to the 8th grade level. After that, there is so much dating and sex in them that the popular books are fairly inappropriate. Anyone else having this problem?
