You and Your Child
Sheila Hollins
You and Your Child
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Making Sense of Learning Disabilities
by Sheila Hollins
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
What if you could step inside the lives of six kids growing up with different learning challenges? Imagine seeing how they learn, play, and grow, all while their families share stories about their journeys. But how will they overcome the obstacles they face every day?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book explores the physical, mental, and emotional development of children with various learning disabilities through detailed case studies of six young people. Presented through parent commentaries, it offers insights into their daily lives, education, and the vital support systems beyond the family. Appropriate for ages 9-12, it sensitively addresses child development and disability without graphic content.
Why we rated You and Your Child 9LE
You and Your Child is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 161 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, You and Your Child works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate You and Your Child as 9LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, You and Your Child explores children with disabilities, child development, family, and education — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about children with disabilities, child development, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780429485336
- Pages
- 161
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Published
- 2018
- Type
- Fiction