to expect my daughter to practice reading once a week at school?

[JKB1]

My daughter is 5, in reception and of average reading ability for her age. She has recently become very keen to practice reading at home and we do this every day. However it would be nice if she did this at least once a week at school too! If there is any other activity going on (Christmas play, World Book Day, Science Week, teacher on a course) it seems reading doesn't get done and she only gets a new book (generally below her average ability level) if I request it. I believe that if I didn't encourage her at home she wouldn't be getting anywhere at all. Does anyone else have this type of experience? Is is any wonder some children leave primary school unable to read?

DD now 6 has a book every night, DS (4), a January starter, gets 2 books a night!!! and a reading game a week, so yes think bit weird you only have one a week, and that's if you ask.

Hi

We moved schools from a fantastic primary which read every DAY with the children (three days a week with teachers and two with parents). Teachers made the time for it first thing before phonics as it was so important to them. Hence my first child was on level 8/9 reading by mid year 1, as were MOST of the kids in the class bar about two or three - it was incredible. Now we are at a primary where they read once a week and the difference in achievement between my two children is very marked so I absolutely have to make up the reading time religiously at home.

At our school there are no spellings, no maths work sheets, once a week only reading- unforunately I accidentally picked a school which is very good at social etiquette (which is lovely I agree)and also arts and crafts, but useless at the academics. Somewhere in the middle would have been nice!

I wouldn't trust your school if I were you based on your note- keep putting in the effort at home!

this is quite poor

my reception class read at least once a week with an adult (there is no way I could do it every day though) and they can have a new book every day if they are ready (we train all our parents how to change books and how to know when their child is ready) and all our reading volunteers also change books as and when needed.

at my dd's school (she is also in reception) she has read with an adult at school 2 times since september, however she is on a highish level for reception and we read at home every night. I think they should read more at school but maybe they do with the children who have poorer skills or whose parents dont get to do it at home. DD has to put her book in a special box in the morning if we want it changed.

YANBU to expect some regular reading at school, but things like courses, book day etc do happen, and totally mess up whole weeks. How often do they read with each child if there is nothing else going on?

My dd is in Reception. She doesn't read individually with a teacher every week but does a lot of reading during the day as part of other activities.

Personally I would prefer the teacher to be working with/for the whole class/group rather than spending hours each week on listening to individual reading.

Thanks to all - very helpful comments. If nothing else is going on they do read once a week with an adult, and change the book. Other activities do tend to displace reading quite often, although no doubt they bring other benefits. Since we started praticing at home dd has made rapid progress - but how to communicate this to the school, and thus obtain books of the correct level, without appearing to be a pushy parent?!

I wouldnt see a parent asking for the next level as pushy, just ask the teacher for something a bit more challenging

YANBU how is she going to surpass her mum and learn how to spell 'to practise'.

The least I would expect a child to read is twice weekly, which ds1 does most of the time, but if for some reason they do not do it I ask them to change it as I can tell when he is bored with a book (he is in Reception). At his school he has set reading days, his are Tues and Fri, I always check on a Friday that the book has been changed otherwise I ask to change it as I know over the week end he will not want to read it as he has already mastered it. We also have words to practice, but no written work as homework, which suits me.

Its very time consuming to read one on one with a whole class and so they have to fit it in amongst other things. Reception is mainly play based learning so they will be reading in other ways rather than just a book.