Can I ask in this section for teachers opinions please?
DS is in Reception and has only been reading books since starting school in September. He's happy to read a book that comes from school on a reading book day, or any book from ORT because they all look the same. He won't read if it doesn't look like an ORT book. (I suspect ASD but that's a whole different thread!)
Over Christmas I supplemented the school reading books with ORT songbirds level 2&3. He loved the set of books and read them all really well We also have book packs for ORT level 1-6 at home. Since New Year's Day he has been reading a different level 4 book at home each day. He reads them mostly without any problems, having to sound out one or two words with each book if he's not read it before. Once he's read it, he knows it and memorises it.
He is bringing home Red book band ORT level 2 books and is simply not challenged by them. No new words or sounds to learn in them. Would it be appropriate for me to ask for him to be benchmarked? It's out of sync with how they do it and I think he is due in about March. Until then, only TA's listen to him read at school and not even once a week.
I don't want to be 'that' parent but I want him to be challenged with his reading. When he left his nursery they assessed him as emerging or working at expected level for end of Reception. He was exceeding all 30-50 months bands and had been for some time. That was 6 months ago and he has developed really well since starting school.
How would you want to be approached with this? Many thanks
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Bobgoblin23 · 15/01/2017 20:56
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