My daughter has just started in year 1, having turned five in July. She began reading using a phonics based approach last year, and I am not sure how to rate her progress. We have a house full of books, and she has always loved listening to stories and hearing me read books to her, but is very reluctant to practice reading herself.
It is always difficult to get her to read her school reading books. She sighs, fidgets, looks out of the window, changes the subject and generally finds it very hard to concentrate on the story. I thought it might be because the books were boring (they are!) so we chose some other age appropriate reading books together and although she loves the idea of reading them, she doesn't seem able to concentrate hard enough to read more than a few words.
Is this normal for a five year old? I would love to find ways to encourage her to read without sounding preachy.
Her school don't seem worried about her progress, but as we live in a country where most kids don't learn till they are 6, I don't have much scope for comparison.
TIA
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How important is reading practice (year 1)
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gastrognome · 07/09/2013 14:29
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