How much do you read with your KS1 DC?

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Just out of interest really, because of a discussion going round on my Year 1 (age 5-6) class group.

Me first: DS1 is Year 6, nearly 11. Loves reading & good at it, has been a free reader since Year 1. Reads in bed a lot & is part of the Book Club I run, so minimum 1 book a fortnight (currently The Demon Headmaster), but more usually 2-3 a week.

Ds2 is 8, Year 4. Has autism & struggles to understand inferences in books. Reads to himself occasionally but prefers writing, drawing etc. Reads school book with me maybe once a week. Is currently at higher end of Year 2/start of Year 3 level (had an assessment for his EHCP review), which teachers are very happy with. Is on an online reading programme, Lexia, which he does at school 2-3 times per week.

Ds3 is 5, Year 1. Is apparently 'exceeding' in reading, but just by a bit (think he is at end of Year 1 standard). Reads lots at home to himself & enjoys it. I read with him 1-2 times per week. Also has Bug Club, which we do at the weekend. He loves puzzle books eg wordsearches etc

Between the 3 of them, we have activities every day except Friday, so often I struggle to find time to hear them read. However, I'm a librarian & there are always books around the house & they pop in to see me at work sometimes. Also, sometimes they'll take books with them eg in the car if it's light when we're travelling or when they're watching the others' swimming lessons.

I'm just curious to see how normal we are, I don't feel like we do enough but would really struggle to fit more in!

(A minimum of) 3 times per week in KS1 is recommended. Whilst it's great that you have books available to flick through, without the adult support, the comprehension will not be at the same level as the sight reading.

I think we just about manage that, with reading school books & Bug Club combined (that's just the reading books online & it asks comprehension questions)

4 year old in reception reads most nights to me . Don’t force the issue so if she doesn’t want to we don’t .

8 year old ( year 4 ) reads at least 1-2 pages every day . Also reads to herself every night . She has to stay in at break if she doesn’t read at least 5 times in the week .

Every night at bedtime. It was part of our routine, now DC read independently at bedtime. Weekly trip to the library, where he gets 5/6 books. Weekly magazine subscription (The Phoenix-highly recommended). If we're out and about and hes sees a book he wants to read, I buy it.
DC are exceeding expectations in reading, spelling and Grammar, and I'm convinced having created a love for reading has helped them achieve that.

In KS1 I listened to DD2 every morning before school & at weekends / holidays. DH or I then read to her at bedtime and other random times too.

I think you're doing well. But what stands out from your post is the majority of there Reading is on there own. It's not a dig, just an observation. I did an hour every night reading together. I think it will help the middle one especially. I mean an hour in total, not each!

Please excuse the spelling errors!

I read with 6 year old DS every night in bed. Sometimes he reads his school books to me, other times I read him stories.

It's not his strong point (he's better at maths) so I don't make him read every day as he reads at school too, he enjoys listening to me though.

I do definitely think I should do more. It is so difficult to fit in though, especially if DS2 has a meltdown or similar, that takes up a lot of time & energy.

DD is in Y1. She's somewhere between Red and Yellow band (because she can't read the non-decodable books from Red they give her ).
We read about 3-4 times a week but for 10 minutes. She can't read on her own and there is no way on this earth she could read for an hour. I wouldn't have time either.
DS is in Y3 and is at a KS1 level - he reads a picture book to himself a lot of days and we read about 15 mins together again, about 3-4 times a week.

Honestly DD age 7 yr 2 doesn’t read out loud to me at all any more and I don’t push it. She is a very strong reader, recently assessed as reading age of 10, and she doesn’t want to read out loud to me because it’s too slow apparently. She reads to herself in bed at least 1 hour per day (45-60 mins in the am as she wakes early, and more at bedtime) and is reading lengthy chapter books. Spelling, comprehension, vocab all good.

I also have DD2 age 4 who I hear read around 3-4 times per week. And read to her of course as well at bedtime. I should do more reading with her really, I think DD1’s rapid progress made me complacent - this thread is a good kick up the bum!

My 5 year old year 1 reads to me about 4-5 times a week. She's enjoying it at the moment (she's had a bit of a breakthrough so she's finding it easier) so when she was struggling we didn't push it and she probably read 3x a week.