Calling all primary school teachers - summer reading for year one

shirlgirl2004

They are all different. They should be allowed to read what interests them, within reason. My 6 year old is reading Harry Potter. She is on the 6th book already and she only started reading them a week ago. She has read all but about 5 of the Rainbow Magic books so she's done her time with the inane stuff too. I don't think being a good reader means bright though.

balletshoes

Spendless wrote: »

I thought Rainbow magic was the ones about the fairies?

http://www.hitstoreuk.com/Rainbow-Magic/Fairy-Books/My-Rainbow-Magic-Birthday-Secrets/103RD01VZ05W

Are there mermaid ones too?

Jellyhead, that's what my son's school said he had to do, read every book in 'age 7 group' and then age 8 and so on. I think it was after age 11 books free reading started. Imagine that, when the year before teacher hasn't moved him on and meanwhile his reading has advanced enough to be reading at home The lion, the witch and the wardrobe, Charlotte's Web, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate factory. I attempted to have this discussion twice, going to parents evening with both home and school book to point out the difference to no avail. My son had the same teacher for yrs 3 & 4, so I gave up and told DS to read what he wanted at home instead and forget about his reading level at school. When he moved to yr 5 and I discussed it with his new teacher, she had a totally different view and let him read what he wanted.

wow that must have been really boring for your DS. My DD's school puts them up a level at any stage, once they have heard them read and are confident they understand what they are reading.

balletshoes

efrieze wrote: »

Thanks again for all your comments. I thought I would get more replies telling me to stop pushing on the reading and let her chill out over the summer.

If she obviously enjoys reading, then its something that can be incorporated into her holidays, its only when its becoming a chore or she doesn't want to do it anymore in holiday time that it might be time to set it aside and go do something else .

milliebear00001

balletshoes wrote: »

If she obviously enjoys reading, then its something that can be incorporated into her holidays, its only when its becoming a chore or she doesn't want to do it anymore in holiday time that it might be time to set it aside and go do something else .

While it's important not to make reading a chore, it's one of those skills where children 'use it or lose it'. It is important that children don't just 'stop reading for a while' over the holidays. Finding ways to make reading fun, or building it into everyday life and finding material she will enjoy reading (comic books? etc) is vital.

It is important that she's reading something as often as possible, and that you continue to read to her as often as you can manage.

efrieze

milliebear00001 wrote: »

It is important that she's reading something as often as possible, and that you continue to read to her as often as you can manage.

Not that easy with a full time job, but its no excuse...there's always time.

Spendless

balletshoes wrote: »

wow that must have been really boring for your DS. My DD's school puts them up a level at any stage, once they have heard them read and are confident they understand what they are reading.

The problems started in yr 2. My son left reception unable to read his key words so was put in 'pips gang' (extra literacy) from Jan-Easter in yr 1, which was the making of him. For the rest of his time in yr 1 he was moved on as you've descibed, but then a week or so before the end of that year, his teacher said she'd nearly moved him on again but she'd moved him on only 10 days earlier and felt he was missing out on books. I agreed so he moved to yr 2 on that level. That teacher moved him once all year (baring in mind that his yr 1 teacher had almost moved him to that level in her class). Consequently he was advancing reading at home instead.

Mine go to seperate infant and junior schools, so when his 'records' were moved up. He started yr 3 on an official level he was capable of at the end of yr 1.That's when I ran into the problems I've descibed, and because he kept the same teacher for yr 4 it didn't resolve then. In yr 5, with a new teacher, I went to the Autumn parents evening and raised the issue of school reading books, and only then was it resolved.

This is why I'd suggest the OP stay away from ORT. Having to read them when you've gone beyond them is one thing, having to read them again must be awful.

whiteclaw

efrieze wrote: »

My question is whether it is appropriate for me give the teacher a list of all the ORT books we have covered in the holidays to show her the level we have moved to and to avoid duplicates coming home in the first week. If you had such a note from a parent on the first day or term, would it annoy you and make you label the mum (and possibly the child) as a pain in the a@se or a trouble maker.

Yes. Honestly. No parent gives a list of books their child has read to the teacher. You may consider she is reading very well, the teacher may not. It is surprising the number of times a parent comes in to say how good their child is, to only find in actuality, they need to go over some levels again.

At most I would mention the levels and books. You may find duplicates coming home, don't be concerned, the teacher will need to carry out their own assessment. After a few weeks, the correct level will be found.

I would just like to say, it is nice to see a parent who really cares and worries about such things. So thumbs up from me, or a gold star.

efrieze

whiteclaw wrote: »

Yes. Honestly. No parent gives a list of books their child has read to the teacher.

I would just like to say, it is nice to see a parent who really cares and worries about such things. So thumbs up from me, or a gold star.

Thanks - on all counts. I will try not to list out all the books on ORT we have read but just hint at the fact that she is now reading books of a certain level but I guess you are right that a few duplicates won't hurt and I can always write in her record book the fact that they were duplicates etc.

Incidentally, I just appeared on a TV programme this week...I was the "pushy mum" on the documentary!

patchwork_cat

bylromarha wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Over 100????!!!!!

OP - These are the mermaid books I referred to in my earlier post that my just 5 year old daughter loves.

She currently has 12 from the library...over 88 still to go??? Really????

I believe there are 142!

patchwork_cat

efrieze wrote: »

Thanks - on all counts. I will try not to list out all the books on ORT we have read but just hint at the fact that she is now reading books of a certain level but I guess you are right that a few duplicates won't hurt and I can always write in her record book the fact that they were duplicates etc.

Incidentally, I just appeared on a TV programme this week...I was the "pushy mum" on the documentary!

Which programme was this?