I am confused as to how reading KS1 levels are worked out.
Boy 1 is reading Purple band 8 books and has been given a 2C
Girl 1 is reading Turquoise band 7 books and has been given a 1B
Why is there a jump from 1B to 2C but only one book band level?
Girl 2 is reading white band 10 and has been given a 2C mark same as boy 1 who is 2 book bands below ( purple)
Girl 3 on white band 10 has been given a 2b
Why does 2C grade span two reading levels?
Also boy 1 was a 1a when reading level 4 blue books !!!!!
why would girl 1 and 2 be given lower marks when they can read to the same level?
Is it to do with how loud you are in class as the louder ones seems to get higher marks than the quiet ones.
Also, my DD loves her science ( she is just 6 and at the end of year 1). In january she was given a p7 score and when questioned the teachers told me that they had hardly done it at school and not to worry. I explained that she knew lots about science and also questioned why other children were getting 1c's and 1b's if they had hardly done it. Now at this point my DD knew about ( all initiated from her questions) :-
human reproduction,
light ( how we see things i.e. colour reflection off from objects, absorption of light, the basics of refraction).
how we hear things ( air vibrating and ear drums vibrating) sounds travelling faster when molecules are closer together, can't hear in space etc
plants needing water, light, air, nutrients etc to grow
Planets orbiting the sun, why we have day and night and seasons
since january she knows about very basic electric circuits - she can talk about what components you would need to make a basic alarm and switch on a light bulb also she has started to learn about conducting materials.
The water cycle ( using words like cools down rather than condensing) and very basics of gravity ( the earth pulls us down towards us as it is bigger than us - every object pulls). She also knows about forces( pushes and pulls).
She was given a 1a - what does she need to know to move up to a 2c ?
Extra information:-
She is a quiet child at school and i have spoken to the teachers about giving quiet children an alternative was to give answers such as writing, drawing etc rather than answering in front of a group.
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sophiedoggy · 14/07/2013 08:09
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