Just wondering - at your dc's school, do they still listen to them read in yr 3?

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dd has always struggled with reading and got a level 1 for KS1 SATS. This was after a fair amount of help from her yr 2 teacher, the TA, and dh and I at home. Since starting yr 3, dd says so far no-one at school has listened to her read. I know it's early days yet - and dh and I will continue at home - but I just wondered if this is the norm for yr 3?

no,
they said that they will "try to listen to them once a term".

its down to us, and ds to take responsibility to change his books regularly.

they say they dont have time.

yes we listen to children read in all years

I teach yr 5/6 and mine have all been heard read once this week so far, those who struggle will be heard again and my poorest readers are heard every day.

tbh, its our most favourite activity and i enjoy listening to him, he is getting so fluent now. Im not too concerned.

dh and I are happy to do it, but dd has never been confident. She's on orange band level - not sure what that is in ORT terms. We get books from the library as well, which she much prefers us to read to her at bedtime!
Last year she was on SA and had an IEP. Her other SATS were level 1 as well.

Everyone at dcs school is heard to read - even the strongest readers as it is easy for them to slip into bad habits or consistent mispronunciation.

My DDs school certainly heard them read in yr3, and the strugglers more often. Then the emphasis shifts to "guided reading" sessions, where everyone takes turns to read out and contributes to the text. TBH mine are confident readers at the top end of the scale - not a boast, just a fact to illustrate a point - but if they were strugglers I am sure DD in yr5 would be heard 1:1 often.

At our school, even the most able Y6s are heard to read twice a week once in a group and once individually.All the infants ie (R to Y2) are heard to read individually every day + guided reading once a week.This is a normal state school (although the class sizes are 15-18)

our yr3 read. I go in once a week to read with the class.

DS gets listened to around 4x a week by TA, and will also read with class mums going in.

All children in KS2 get heard at least once a week and more often if extra support is required.

DD in Yr 3 seems to be heard between 2-3 times a week.

DD1 was heard once a week in Year 3. She is one of the most able readers in her class, so I assume this was routine for all children.

DD was listened to approx twice a week in Y3. At DD's school (and many others) reading aloud is seen as a very important skill to have and one that needs practising, as it is very different to reading in your head. It is essential for developing presentation skills, etc.

In Y4 I don't think DD's teachers hears her read her chosen "reading" book, but they do have a class rreader which they take it in turns to read aloud from a couple of times a week.

I listen to DD read a page of her book aloud at least once a week, fr the above reason.

DCs school everyone has been listened to once so far, those who struggle will be heard more, and will probably go out with the specialist teachers. Those who are fine are heard less often, but I have in the past gone in to hear reading.

at my DCs school KS2 usually get listened to once a week but more often if they need extra help - wheras KS1 are at least 3x a week

DS1 is in Year 3 and they are listened to in school once a week. They have books home from school twice a week which we are expected to listen to them read at home.

My friend's DS is in Year 5 and they still have reading home which the parents are expected to listen to.

The teacher (and not one of the TAs) listens to everyone in DS's class (Y5) once a week. Goodness knows how she manages to get round all 32 of them, but she's a bit of a miracle worker imo.

I imagine the ones who are struggling are heard more often, but by TAs and helpers.

Thanks all. dd says noone has listened to her read yet. Mind you she's managed to lose her school library book this week (they just found it at the after school club she goes to), and she hasn't changed her reading scheme book, which we finished 2 days ago. I can't get out of her what she has been doing at school! She had IEPs last year, so I think I'll ask to speak to the teacher next week.

I work in Y3 as a TA and I listen to readers regularly. There is also guided reading in groups and the children buddy with another class so the older ones help the younger ones. As a parent of two boys (KS1 and KS2), I listen to them read daily (even if it is only one page!).

DS1 was Y3 last year. His teacher heard him read once in the entire year, when I asked her to as he needed harder books. He did guided reading with a TA (not sure how often) and read to a parent volunteer about 5 times over the year.

He is luckily quite a strong reader and does a lot at home anyway. I was pretty surprised how seldom he was heard reading.