Reading and Comprehension
Two times recently I have been within earshot of the children's section at Border's Bookstore and overheard a scene between a parent and child in which the parent is refusing to buy a book for the child ont he grounds that the reading level is too difficult.
P: "Next year when you're in 3rd grade we'll get you this book. For now, why don't we find you a book at the 2nd grade level?"
Hearing this exchange distressed me. It's not like the kid wanted a copy of Judy Blume's "Forever" or "Lady Chatterly's Lover." Y'know? Not being a parent, maybe I am missing something here.