How old would you assume this child is?

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How old would you assume a child who can read this with easer is?

my son was a free reader from year 2, it means nothing.

just get him some new books and let him enjoy at his own pace.

We had the same issue and to be honest we just ignored what the school sent home and let him read his own books. He taught himself to read while he was at preschool and was reading by sight in reception. He's in year 3 now and finally been put on an accelerated reading program which is much more at his level but until now they seemed determined to keep him on their usual program. It doesn't seem to have done any harm and no one ever commented on the fact we weren't really updating his reading record, I'd just say let him do his own thing

1. Or a very advanced 4.

This is right. I pushed my child too hard because the school books were easy and the lost her love of reading for fun for a while. Comics helped get it back. But it was a mistake. It's the habit that matters more than the stretch

Yes, my son is 5 and loves those early reader books.

DS1 could have read that aged 7 or so. DS3 at age 4. Guess who’s doing better academically? 😂 It isn’t DS3! Get some Jeremy Strong books or something similar, Captain Underpants maybe, and don’t get too hung up on the level of the reading scheme books. They are good for practising phonics and improving comprehension so just do both.

Read the school books (which won't take long if they're easy for him) then supplement with books he's chosen from the library or whatever. Make sure to ask questions about the book when he's reading to you, it really helps make sure they're taking it in rather than just reading the words.

Go to the library and just enjoy books.

Could be end of reception or year 1 as an average

He doesn't.

One of my dds had a reading age of 13 when she was 5, she was on chapter books at that age.

I spoke to the teacher and they made a reading group just for her to encourage her to read, she would have been so bored with those type of books.

The school should be supporting him not holding him back.

My daughter could have read this with ease at 4. My son wouldn’t be able to till he was 6/7

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In what sense are they too easy? They follow along with the phonics that he should be learning at that age and you'd want him to be practicing his fluency without feeling out of his depth and struggling. But there's also a question of is he fully engaging with the punctuation and reading with expression? Does he have a good comprehension of what he's read and can he infer and predict ahead from that? All of those things need practise and if he's reading it haltingly or pausing in the wrong places then it's not too easy.

Roughly 5 or 6 I guess. My dc could have read that in year 1.

6

There is no typical age just a range depending on maturity, home background and intelligence.
One of mine could read that before he started school and the other would have been 5.
No difference in the long term.

If he enjoys books just choose what he likes for home but continue the school books separately.

5yo just read it back to me.

My DD could read these at 5, school books were too easy too so we had to borrow some from the library. She's over a year ahead with her reading now, although I was annoyed about the school books at the time.
She got better books in the next school year, I guess it can depend on the teacher and how often / if they can be bothered to check their reading.
Just read a lot at home. Very annoying though, I sympathise.

That book is not as easy as you think it is. Passage of time, different tenses, plenty of reasons for the reader to ask why.

I just think it's pointless to ask. Some child can read it at 2. Some can at 5. There are so much difference in early years. The interest of a child, devotion of parent. lots of factors.
My kid was able to read it at 2. But it's only because I spent so much time reading with him, as wel as his obsession of letters.
By KS2, it doesn't make much difference. Most of the children are able to read what they are required to read.

Maybe 4/5.
Although two of mine could have easily read it by 4.

My son has ASD and hated reading, still does. He can't picture words/stories in his head. Also an indicator of ASD haha.

Go on into your local library and ask the staff to recommend some books for the next age up. They are very helpful and knowledgeable at libraries. You can probably also get a free book trust pack that will have info on how to read with your kid to give them the most out of the experience.

I ignored school books for my girls at any rate at infant level. They were reading Famous Five at home and bringing home ORT level 4.
I tried asking with #1 for harder books and was told she wasn't reading with enough expression. I pointed out her current book consisted of Page 1: "The cat jumps up" Page 2: "The cat jumps down", repeat to end of book, and asked what expression was appropriate. Teacher caved and told me that there was a policy that they didn't read above ORT level 3 in year R (6 in year 1, 9 in year 2) and told me to ignore the reading books and let her get on with what she liked.
Didn't bother with #2, and #3 was okay with the reading books once they'd worked out that talking animals and fairies didn't work for him, and gave him mostly fact books.

However that just reminds me how much I hated the "you're going to be a new big brother/sister books" when I was looking for a good one when I was pregnant with #2. #1 was very excited and all the books had a "big one is jealous and acts out" and I didn't want to introduce that idea.
"Oh all the attention is on the baby, it's not fair" was more likely to give her ideas than comfort her. (and no she wasn't jealous when baby was born either)

I could have written this - DS is in Year One now and I have already asked them to move him up a book band because he was getting books that were so easy for him to read. I don't think I can ask again!

He'd be more than able to cope with this and, to a PP's point, he would follow punctuation, read with correct intonation/expression and understand it. We go through the books he gets sent him from school quickly, I sign the reading record and then we spend more time reading his own books which are more of a challenge for him,

It's all swings and roundabouts though isn't it? His handwriting and drawing are atrocious!