Burst into Reading: Hello, Reading is an activity that covers so m...
Who Reads What and Does it Matter? There is a lot of controversy about whether children should read series books, graphic novels or even sometimes, Harry Potter books (because of the magic). In my opinion, if a child is interested in reading anything (appropriate, of course) then let the child read. The concern about series books is that they, like sitcoms, are repetitive in theme and often not "deep" reading. In reality, series books give children (and adults) the opportunity to really know the characters, what their traits are and how they might likely react to a given situation. This allows accurate predictions based on inferences derived from the characters' personalities. Graphic novels allow children to read more than just the text. They learn to read the surrounding picture, the characters' expression and understand the format of this comic style writing. For instance, a "say balloon" is round without scallops....