How often does your Y1 child read to their teacher?

[purpleturtle]

Apologies in advance - I'm mid tea/bath/bed routine here, but I'm also a bit annoyed...

Dd does not appear to have read to her class teacher since 6 March. She has read to various TAs, parents, and the cover teacher, but I don't think any of them have the authority to put her up a reading level.

Do you think I should have a word in the morning, or is this completely normal?

She does read, plenty.

My frustration is much more with the teacher, than at dd's reading progress.

It seems that parents aren't allowed to question this teacher's methods, or ask them to actually do what they say they do; but we're still supposed to think they do a fantastic job all day long every day.

(Feeling a bit grumpy today, can you tell? )

If every child had a granny like my MIL, every public library in the land could be closed down. Ane every little girl would wear nothing but party dresses every day.

Clary

On their website they have Shrek, Transformers, Surfs up amongst others. They're such a good idea and my son will be getting a few for his birthday.

I have a few Level 1, 2 and 3 books and been pleased with them all. Like most young boys mine prefers to read about ghosts, super heros and animals that bite to Floppy

purpleturtle, every time i see your name, i think its me!! Ok I know turtles look nothing like ducks, purple or otherwise... um, just thought i'd say hello from one purple creature to another
Oh, and I have found that if you put in big bold letters PLEASE CHANGE BOOK that often gets results. In my sons class the "better" readers don't get listened to as much. The teacher doesn't like it either, but it wasn't her decision.

At the beginning of year 1, we had a parents meeting which explained how the literacy strategy workid in out school. Children are expected to read every day at home (see, it's not just private schools, Xenia!) and record the reading in a record book. Children will also read individually with a TA or the teacher about once a week, but the main teaching work on reading will be done in small groups - Guided Reading. It is based on this that children are put up reading levels and so on. If I as a parent thought that the level my dc was on was inappropriate, then I was to put a note in the recoerd book and the teacher would check it out. I agree that it desn't seem a very good use of t teacher's time to hear reading, and I an horrified that reading is ever done in lunch times! Lunch time is for children to eat and play and for teachers to lie down in a darkened room so that they can cope with the afternoon!

Hi purpleduck! Perhaps we should start a purple group - I get myself confused with purplemonkeywhatsername

I'm not aware of any group reading going on - I'll ask dd about that later.

I've just got the hump that I'm doing my bit - the parent hearing the child - but school don't seem especially keen on doing theirs.

blueblob link to website please?

(PT I agree with you really - 7 weeks with no teacher hearing her read is too long, even with my earlier strictures.)