I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on this, I am going to parents evening next week and wanted to get some opinions before I speak to the teacher.
My lo is in Y1 and is doing well with his reading and was one of the first to be a free reader. In his class they move them on to a free reading system once they get on to ORT level 5 (which is earlier than in other schools I know). Free reading at our school is picking a book from a particular band which in my los case a gray band (he following the standard band colours till green and after that went on to Gray not orange as I had expected).
Now, lo has been on this gray band for about 4.5 months and during this time has really progressed with his reading. I know this because 4.5 months ago at the last parents evening lo could not read from cover to cover a Harry and the Bucket Full of Dinosaurs book and now he can do this easily. However, some of the books he brings home from school are very short and he knows all the words in them. I dropped a note in his school book asking for something more challenging and he did start to come home with some much longer books with words he did not know which is great, they still had a gray band.
I guess, I am trying to understand how books so different in lenght and complexity can be in the same gray book band? At least with ORT the books got gradually longer and longer and the words and plot more complex.
Also, if his reading has progressed so much in the last 4.5 books and some of the books in the gray band are no challenge at all, should I ask if he can be moved up a band or is that just me being pushy?
I will ask the teacher (who is lovely) all these questions. But thought I'd see what your thoughts were first.
Thanks ever so
TP
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tikkapots · 08/03/2010 16:25
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