DD started reception in September and is doing very well. My problem is that her reading book is not changed very often, she finds the books relatively easy although I would say they are appropriate for the stage she is at but as she can read it competently the first time and is then left with it for over a week (the book she currently has was changed Monday of last week), she is getting bored.
I have asked her teacher on occasion if she can possibly have her book changed but always get the same reply trotted out - the children have to read to the teacher before the book can be changed, they read with a volunteer on a Monday but she is not qualified to change the book. The teacher 'tries' to hear the children read once a week but this is not always possible. There are only 15 children in the class though so goodness knows how she would cope with 25 children!
Oddly enough, whenever I have asked for the book to be changed it does and DD will get up to 3 different books in a week then we slip back to one every 10days! I find her teacher quite unapproachable at times and she always seems to take whatever I say as a criticism.
So, I'd like to buy some books for DD to read at home. Not in any way to push her forward as such but more so she just has some different reading material. She likes to read every night but gets bored when its the same book after 10 days! We read lots of books to DD and she has a fantastic library but they are too advanced for her to read herself, she has a go and does quite well but I'd like her to be able to confidently read a book like she does with her reading book.
DD's school is using the Dandelion Readers books and is Unit 7 of the first set if that helps.
We have parent's evening in March and I am going to raise the issue with the teacher as I feel DD could be so much further ahead than she is if only the book was changed more often. If its a case of the teacher wanting DD to be learning the new letter sounds etc that come with each book in class first then I understand but I don't really think this is the case. DD seems to be more advanced than a lot of the children in the class - I see this for myself every morning when they are doing handwriting practice etc and also they have a list of goals on display and whereas the others have goals of recognising letters and sounds, DD's goal is about writing sentences with spaces in. I'm no expert but I do think she is a bright child (although obviously biased!).
DD is not my PFB btw, just incase it comes across a bit like that 
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Another reception/reading thread - help with books please!
OhThisIsJustGrape · 14/02/2013 12:55
I have not found one set of school reading books that are great. They all have their downside (although dandelion books seem ok).
DD has just been put back onto the dreaded JP books 
I am not that DD has been put back on them as they are lower just that she hates them iyswim.
The teacher told me that DD is very strong in fiction and has a muxh higher level book for that too but needs to practise non fiction more (which I agree with) but its hard finding a decent non fiction school book I guess.
Out of 5 we have had from the school so far, DD has refused to read 3
I have loads of non fiction books at home so I am going to encourage her to read them this half term.
They are a lot more fun than the school books. I have not had a problem with the fiction ones at all (she has a good one this week) just NF
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