I bet the 5th grade level has a lot more to do with how reading groups are being broken up. If there are other kids in the class who top out at 5th grade, then the teacher has a nice little clump of compatible readers. I agree that it is irritating.
I think we could start a club about disallowing reading. I have removed all the books from the house before. Recently, I have only done this in the car if dd won't stop reading long enough to get out of the car when we get home. I expect her to carry in her stuff and help with shopping bags. Giving her a minute to finish a page is one thing, but ignoring me is another. When its a problem, all the books go in the trunk for a few days. Nothing is worse than riding in the car with no book. I am SO strict!
