Ok really boring but how often do your year 1 DCs change reading book?

[Sputnik]

Sorry for such a dull thread, but my DD's class are changing theirs once a week, and a lot of parents think it is not often enough.

Every night. Wonder how long this will last as the books are getting looooooonger (72 pages is the last one!)

Once a week here. But they take other books home three times a week.
I have to say I think its enough.

Sounds like they could be changing it a bit more then. She also gets a library book once a week, but thet's not for reading.

Everyday here in reception and Year 1.

When the books start getting longer (ie. can't be read in a session) then they get changed each time the book is finished

Reception, twice week, on a tues and a fri I think.
Year 1 = now = every day = 5 times per week.
Once a week ? seems odd.

I work in a Y1 class. In our class/school it is up to parents when they change their reading books. The coloured boxed are in the class and the parents and/or child can go and select one whenever they like. They then take them home, read and record in ther reading diary.

The teacher does not deal with these books at all. As the TA I collect in diaries when they have a full page (5 reads/days) ready for stamping - they also get a stamp on their bookmark which I keep. 12 bookmark stamps = special certificate in celebration assembly.

The teacher deals with guided reading books. These are changed once a week. Each ability group reads with the teacher (or TA) once a week.

@sputnik - my dts' are also on one book change a week - that's fine for my dd who 'hates' reading but is awful for my ds who loves it and reads both his books the day he gets them.

I asked his teacher if he could change them more often and she said the school has only got so many books of each level and that it would be too inconvenient anyway - that was me told!

once a week at best here

They try to change them twice a week here, but they don't always manage that.

I like the sound of Hulababy's system.
I think once a week is way too little really, DD reads it as soon as we get home, then that's it for the week. Sometimes we read it twice but they are as dull as dishwater to begin with anyway, and don't really stand up to repeated reads!
Other parents feel the same, I think we are going to have a collective word. Unfortunately there are no TAs though, so reading with the teacher is probably what's holding things up.

Let us know how you get on - certainly something I've been mulling over and wondering what can be done - don't want to add to the teachers' workload but want to take advantage of my son's desire to read ... certainly the system at hulababy's school sounds great!

my ds's class change theirs once they have read them so for ds it's about 3/4 times per week depending on if he's been too tired to read one afternoon after school.
You might find that it's up to your dc to change them - when the term started I couldn't work out why ds kept bringing the same book back when he'd already read it and was quite cross that it seemed to be being neglected after being used to reception teacher sending home new books every few days, but when I asked teacher he informed me that each child is responsible for changing them themselves so I have to remind ds to do it!

Parents change them in our class, can be daily if you're really organised, we manage 2-3 times a week, otherwise the teacher will do it once a week. But we just read other books at home anyway if we have forgotten to change the reading book, or if the teacher doesn't change it.

No it's definitely up to the teacher to change them, they write the date and name of the book on a list for you to sign.
KDK that is exactly how I feel, I don't want DD to lose her enthusiasm.

Whenever they finish thier current book which for ds is usually every day but sometimes every 2 days.

Twice a week here.

Twice a week. Parents change them. They change their own from year 2 onwards.

About once a week (but they do generally get two books at a time).

In reception to year two they read with someone at school most days and were expected to read at home everyday. Teacher decided books and how many pages to read- usually not many- I think the principle was little and often! Books were changed as soon as they were finished.
In year 3 & 4 they are heard once or twice a week in school sometimes only a page, but I think they do paired reading too. Parents are expected to hear reading for 20 minutes daily and to sign this has happened. Books again are changed as soon as they are finished but children choose their books from a class library. There may be different levels in this library - but I'm not sure. Year 5 and 6 heard/checked books and discussed with teacher/TA once a week the onus was for children to read 20 minutes at home, they encouraged parents to listen and discuss vocab and plot but not sure if any of us did actually do that. They also have class readers.

Just to add to what I wrote..

Our children can also chose to read their own books from home or library. These reads also can be written in the reading diary so "count" towards the reading challenge certificate.

Those who are only changing once a week...can you supplement with home books or library books? Scxhools really do have limited number of books at each level, and TBH children benefit greatly from reading a big variety anyway. I would just supplment and get my child to chose their own books elsewhere and read them.

Children don;t have to be reading reading scheme books - TBH, once they can decode and start reading they are better off not reading just scheme books anyway IMO.

It depends, mostly every night, DS1 seems to have "clicked" and is flying through the books at the moment. Talking to other parents and the Teacher we have realised that it is because the TA has been giving 2 house points for reading well. The whole class are now suddenly doing very well with reading!

The books are getting longer and more varied (reference books instead of stories etc), so probably won't last at this rate.

LetsEscape - your system sounds like DD's school. However DD's school is rivate with small classes so the teacher hearing readers daily is much easier.

DD's system is:

Reception/ Year 1:

• Daily reading with teacher or TA
• Teacher selects book - next in the school's scheme, but may jump ahead every so often as appropriate
• Book sent home every night with reading diary, pupils expected to read aloud to parents and record what they have written
• expected to read approx 4-8 pages, depending on book

Year 2:

• Daily reading and selection of books as above
• Book and diary sent home once a week, to read 8-10 pages aloud to parent
• Children expected to read own books or library books daily at home, but child/parent led and not recorded
• Towards end of Y2 some children finish scheme, they then have a guded choice of school books

Year 3:

• Read aloud to teacher 2-3 times a week, just a page or two
• Children chose own books, although with some guidance if required; children who are still finding reading difficult have more structured choices
• Book home every night and children expected to read for 15-20 mins. Part of this - page or so - should be aloud to a parent, rest to self
• Reading recorded in homework diary
• Y3 also have a class reader which they share in class, reading aloud, over a period of weeks. At present it is "The owl who was afraid of the dark."

That is the same as DS1's (State)school, Hula (well up until Year 1, have no idea about the rest yet!).
They do seem very clued up as to how to motivate and inspire boys to read and learn, which is good as DS1 is now full of enthusiasm and confidence and asks to do extra homework from workbooks (bought in Tesco!), long may it last!