DS just started in YR - very good reader for his age. His teacher put him on Level 4 ORT and said she thought it was the right level but to let her know if I thought otherwise. Well he can read some of the words but most are too tricky for him. I'd say he can read maybe a third of the words without help? He can read phonetically-decodable words (went, dog, mum etc.) and have a good try at basic words non-phonetic words (go, of, day etc.) but longer or trickier words are beyond him (in this book: through, skateboard, found etc.)
I'm not sure how much they are supposed to be able to read by themselves and how much help they need. I seem to remember that DD could read most of the words in all of her ORT books at each stage, so does this mean his current level is too hard for him?
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Is DS on the right ORT level - how much are they supposed to read by themselves?
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TwiggysGoneOnHolidayByMistake · 06/10/2012 08:28
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