I’m a forensic social worker who works with incarcerated individuals. I have a client who, due to significant trauma in his life, never had anyone who taught him to read. After being released, I was able to get him into a program that could provide him one on one assistance to learn to read. He’s so excited. He’s at about a 6th grade level but is only learning words and short paragraphs, and hasn’t gotten to the point of putting them together by reading books. What books would you suggest?
by Lexapronouns
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– Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
– Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
These books really helped me love and appreciate reading. I wish your client all the luck in his journey.
Would graphic novels be a low stress way for your client to ease into books?
These books are in order from easiest to hardest. Probably grade 5 level up to grade 8 or 9
Calvin and Hobbes – an absolute classic, pictures for context and not too many words, sweet and funny, makes everyone happy
The Menagerie by Tui T Sutherland – it’s about a kid who finds a secret zoo full of magical creatures. YA, but really good
I Want to Go Home by Gordon Korman – a hilarious YA about a kid who hates camp and constantly escapes. I used to work with homeless adults and it was popular with former offenders in our reading group, lol
Harry Potter – it’s great because the reading level slowly increases from book to book – one of my dyslexic friends taught herself to read properly with those books
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan – shorter than Percy Jackson and my kid liked it better