Is it possible to buy Biff and Kipper books online for dd1?

[Marne]

Not sure if this is in the right section.

Dd1 has been learning to read at nursery, she has been reading Biff and Kipper stage 1 and 1+, the nursery only go up to stage 1+ and dont stock any of the others, dd has read them all and now has nothing to read until she starts school in september. I realy want to keep her reading through the summer as i dont want her to forget evrything she has learnt in the past few months.

I do read with her at home but most the books we have are either to long or the writing is too small.

Can i buy biff and kipper books or does anyone know of any other books i can get her?

Oxford reading tree Keystage 1

Thankyou so much,

Do you think it will be ok to carry on with the reading,i was thinking maybe nursery dont have the next stage for a reason.

Dd1 has Aspergers and seems to be picking up reading realy fast, i dont want to push her but she enjoys it.

Has anyone on here taught there child to read at home before they started school?

We got this set from the Book People as extra help for DS1

ds1 and dd2 taught themselves before school - dd1 learnt at school although she knew letters and sounds from titchy - we bought a couple of ORT sets for dd1, because she was transferring into yr 1 into a school where they used them, and suggested she familiarise herself before starting.
tbh, i wouldn't bother with buying them... unless you are planning on having a squillion more children. ds1 and dd2 have read them through a couple of times, but they aren't exactly books that you'll go back to and read again and again for fun - they get more out of sitting with all the other gazillion books in the house and picking out letters and words.
they will think you are a pushy mum in yr r - ds1 started on level 5 (which is the beginning of the magic key stuff) because he needed those ones to understand the rest of the stories in the reading scheme - we'd only got a couple of stage 2s at home, but he read everything else... he's a free reader now at the end of yr 1.
round here they aren't allowed to teach reading at nursery, just letter sounds and recognition (pre-reading skills) as nursery teachers are allegedly not qual'd to teach reading.
my pre-schooler loves the library - i think it's important to let her explore other books - (although the other day she was reading virginia woolf over my shoulder which freaked me out a bit) - so other than for that v specific reason (moving schools) i wouldn't fork out for ORT books again.

marne, just a thought - dd2 has sn as well, and i'm a bit freaked by the prospect of them not recognising her abilities because of the other issues (def pushy mum here!) - so if your dd1 is going to be statemented for school, make sure the assessments accurately reflect her current (reading/whatever) level, as i'm a bit paranoid that if a child has recognised sn, they assume they have other ld's as well... sorry for teaching you to suck eggs...

If your child is enjoying these books then there is no reason not to buy them for her. If she's anything like my children she will go back to read over them again and again if she likes them.

There are lots of other books besides the ort ones and the Book People site is great for sets of books at reasonable prices. Maybe have a look around at the first readers.

I certainly wouldn't worry about school thinking you are being pushy. Just go at your child's pace. If she wants more then provide them for her.

Oh, and don't forget the library. A good way to find out what books she likes before you pay out for them.

Thankyou for your advice, i have bought the set from the book place (thanks fatzak) as they were only £9.99, hopefully her little sister will get use out of them too.

Romy 7- great advice, that is just what i am worried about, because dd1 has aspergers people assume she is behind not ahead, hopefully next month she will be statemented, we are lucky that she is going to a lovely little school with only 12 others starting in her year.

that sounds fab - we've just got dd2's statement through and everything is in place - i'm very excited and so is she. next week she's going to spend a day in her new school with the two LSAs who are job-sharing, and the OT and physio are coming in to do some training at the same time (and she adores them) - she has to wear her new uniform for the day! how grown up!
hope everything works out as well for you - good luck!
(wasn't meaning to put you off with the 'pushy mum' remark btw - it's the only way anything happens with sn kids - but a fact of life that you get a label!)

Thanks Romy7, hope your dd has a lovely day at school, dd has to go next week to and is very excited.

Have you tried asking the school if they'll lend you some?

I will talk to the scool next week when we go up there and see if they can advice.

I think that's a good idea - DS has been using them and although he's enjoyed the stories, after a few readings he's definitely ready for the next. And on the couple of occasions he's brought the wrong (lower) level home, he's been bored of reading something "too easy". If you could persuade school to lend you, say, all of level 2, that might be the most enjoyable and educational way forward.