The teacher say's my dd can't go on to stage 15 in reading books

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Hi can somebody tell me if i am wroung in in this.
My dd teacher has put my dd on to stage 8 which she read when i year 2, she is now in year 4. Her last SAT which was this year said her reading was like a year 6. She finished her stage 14 book two weeks ago, but the teacher has said she should be on stage 8 and not stage 15.And it is all aboute side stepping in her reading.Been to see the teacher today and she has in so many words has said she will not put her on stage 15 and that she should not have been put on stage 12-13-14 in the other class, as she does not get the right understanding of the book that she is reading, But as we told the teacher we ask her question about the book and my dd herself speaks of the book that she has been reading with great understanding. She also pass her first tree LAMDA all with top makes.
Have any of you had the same problme and what did you do about it?
My use to read all the book from school as she enjoy it so much that she did not want to put it down, she has now lost all intreest in reading any books that she gets home from school at stage 8,which i can understand as she has already read them.
Hope that some of you can help me.

I would encourage her reading by buying/borrowing books to read at home that is more suited to her level and treat the school reading as something she just has to do.

Is there anything to stop her bringing other books into school when she has completed the easier levels?

I'd speak with the teacher and tell her you're not happy and then make an appointment to see the head of year/head teacher if you get no joy. That teacher seems to be a bit odd trying to get put her down levels when she needs to be reading harder books. It's backwards and I wouldn't make her read those books at all. Explain all this to the teacher.

I agree there are things to be learnt in proper books Starlight but I do struggle to see what you could find reading a biff, boff, chip etc book for the second time even! I don't know how the poor kids get through that crap I really don't as they are so dire.

Read other books as well. But also ask the teacher what aspects of comprehension she needs to work on- there is a lot more than just explaining what happened in the story. Does she also read a lot of non-fiction?

Amazon do really good deals on used books - just let her read what she wants at home

Hi for comeing back. First we do go to the library, and also she has got alot of books at home, books like My sister the vampire- all the books from rainbow and lots more. The teacher is not happy for her to bring in her own books to school, says she should be reading the books they got at school!!!! It is like banging your head on the wall speaking to my dd's teacher.

I agree with the teacher that she benefit from widening the scope of what she reads rather than just trudging on through one reading scheme, but not that making her go back is necessarily a good idea.

My kids' primary school used a variety of schemes, some very out of date (with eg photos of kids in Crimplene dresses or tight nylon T-shirts) but it did give them a decent length of time at the same level, to reinforce what they could read & understand, rather than moving them ahead so quickly they would encounter words & phrases they read but not properly comprehend (& we all had a good laugh at the photos ).

As pozzled says, you need to speak to the teacher to find out why she thinks your DD doesn't understand what she's read, when you think she does.

IMO making a child read the same books over again is going to be counterproductive, unless they're books they've raelly enjoyed and would like to revisit - it doesn't sound like this is the case. Your DD's teacher needs to have a solid reason for not allowing your DD to bring books from home - evidence based for preference. If she doesn't have that, personally I'd go on strike with the school books.
My DD is in Yr 3 and her teachers are happy for her to bring in her own books, equally happy for her to pick. She brought home a new book today - marked band 12, she seems to be enjoying it which is what matters so don't much care, at least it isn't a scheme book, it's a chapter book that fits in at that level, which is much better. At home DD will read whatever she's in the mood for - Rainbow Fairies if she's tired (is this Mills & Boon for little girls?), Diana Wynne Jones and Terry Pratchett if she's not. Targets or not, schools do need to use common sense and be flexible because one size does not fit all.

Unashamed hijack - Pratchett for kids is just fantastic, and not just the written for children ones either. I'm 35 and have been reading Pratchett for 20yrs+ and still get something new from them everytime I read them - some I've read 50 times or more. All his books are truly thought provoking and I have cried with both laughter and sadness (Nation has probably some of the most emotionally challenging passages he's ever written, despite being aimed squarely at children. Personally I think it's a hugely grown-up book). I think it's critical to get children to understand that reading is for pleasure above and beyond school 'work', so letting OP's dd have free access to a wide variety of works outside of school is definately the way to go. If she's half as book obsessed as I was then it might not matter to her a great deal what she reads in school, her greatest pleasures will be curling up with a book at home - does she read under the covers? - I loved doing that!