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ORT Levels.. how do they work and what age group is an average for Level 10?

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MascaraOHara · 23/05/2008 09:51

We don't really do 'ORT Levels' at dds school but she has an ORT Level 10 reading book at the mminute and I wondered (after seeing other threads on here) whether it would be an opportunity to gauge her reading 'age' iykwim

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frogs · 23/05/2008 09:56

This way madness lies, you know that?

There is a list somewhere on the ORT website with suggested ages for particular levels.

If she's in Y2 she'd doing really well, if she's in Y6, she probably needs to branch out a bit. Does that help?

CountessDracula · 23/05/2008 09:58

dd is in reception and is on level 7 ORT if that helps

Iota · 23/05/2008 10:01

according to a chart I found

stage 10 Treetops is Year 2 term 3 and Yr 3 term 1

Iota · 23/05/2008 10:02

stage 7 Owls is yr 2 term 2

Iota · 23/05/2008 10:04

stage 7 reading age: 6 yrs 6 mths - 7 yrs

stage 10 reading age: 8 yrs - 8yrs 6 mths

Enid · 23/05/2008 10:05

level 7 in reception is not usual though cd

MascaraOHara · 23/05/2008 10:06

treetops? owls?

eh?

this is all new to me.

At dd's school they don't seem to do a particular type of book.. just a mixture of different types split into coloured bands.

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Iota · 23/05/2008 10:07

chart here

misdee · 23/05/2008 10:07

so whats stage 5 then?

Iota · 23/05/2008 10:08

I think my ds2 is on stage 7 and he is in yr1, so that makes him slap bang in the average, which is great

Enid · 23/05/2008 10:08

stage 5 is good too misdee

dd1 was only on stage 5 by the end of year one bless her

CountessDracula · 23/05/2008 10:09

just goes to show that comparison is pointless them...

Now she has normal ort things and something called snapdragons wtf is that then?

Iota · 23/05/2008 10:09

misdee does my link work or shall I post the details for you?

Enid · 23/05/2008 10:09

they only go up to stage 5 at the dds school

dd2 is missing out stage 5 so thats the end of kipper and biff here

tortoiseSHELL · 23/05/2008 10:10

Dd is officially reading ORT 3 in her class - she is August birthday, but I happen to know (and NOT because I've been comparing ) that she's furthest on in the books (because everytime she finishes a box the teacher has to get a new one from the store). However at home she is reading level 5 fairly easily.

Ds1 is a June birthday and again a really good reader - he is Y2, at the end of reception was on Level 5-6, Y1 he really started reading 'proper' books at home, but can't remember what the levels were and at the beginning of Y2 abandoned the ORT altogether (hurray) to be a free reader, so reads what he likes. His teacher said in his SATS he was doing well on Level 3 reading.

misdee · 23/05/2008 10:10

stage 5 is year 1, term 3.

(answering myself here)

which seems great for reception, but if she had been born just ONE day earlier then she would be bang on target.

Enid · 23/05/2008 10:10

i think they go back onto ort level 11/12/13 if they need too in year 2/3

tortoiseSHELL · 23/05/2008 10:12

Does that mean they miss the Magic Key Enid? That happens just at the end of Stage5 doesn't it? I seem to remember ds1 got to the key glowing as his last book in reception! Btw, did you manage to get any of those Wizard Whimstaff books? We wimped out of Cribbs - dh was at work, and I couldn't face it with 3 of them, and then ds1 and dd got invited to dd's best friend for the day so there was no question really!!!!

misdee · 23/05/2008 10:12

dd1 is on level 10 and near the end of year 3. she struggles with reading though, but is progressing well at last.

CountessDracula · 23/05/2008 10:13

oh I love the magic key ones

misdee · 23/05/2008 10:13

key glowing is at the start of stage 5. dd2 is on those and has just read one about pirates.

Enid · 23/05/2008 10:14

yes they miss the magic key

it is a pita as they are the only good ones I have heard

I may buy some for dd2 for the hols

yes yes I have been meaning to say I bought the wizard books!! dd2 loves them so I might try and get some more. Thank you!

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tortoiseSHELL · 23/05/2008 10:14

I think they improve once they get onto the whole 'finding the key' thing - with the dolls house etc. Although there is a DIRE one at dd's gym, called something like the Aneena Academy, where there are hundreds of Aneena clones, and they have to find the real Aneena. It is INTERMINABLE.

tortoiseSHELL · 23/05/2008 10:15

Oh good enid!

Is that the pirate party one misdee? That one's really nice - I've got a gorgeous video of ds1 reading that one, because he wanted to make a 'Jackanory style programme'.

Iota · 23/05/2008 10:16

ds2 is reading about a flying boot and a green furry thing called Max [puzzled]

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