Is reading pushed more in reception than other years in the infants?

[Cortina]

I've been helping out in reception recently in our school (state primary) lately. I am struck that guided reading seems to happen every other day or so and the children are often heard individually twice a week or more. There seems to be a real drive to push the children forward with their reading and understanding.

In Y2 there seems to be a more relaxed approach. DS has been at the same reading level for a while, a level where he finds reading comfortable rather than challenging. I have a feeling that it's about consolidation at this stage?
I am told that comprehension is more important? (He also understands comfortably at this level).

Just wondering if this is usual?

Year two tends to more of a consolodation of what they have learned to date and yes you are right getting to grips with the comprehension is key and being secure

It probably depends on the school. Here they don't really push reading in Reception, they start properly in Year 1. It is pushed in Years 1&2 but then slows down a bit in Year 3, when they start reading in a second language as well.

at my dd's school this seems to be the case. in reception she was listened to at least twice a week now in year 1 its more like once a fortinight. they also seem to be completing each reading level before being moved on where as in recetion she was skipped ahead the whole time.

I do think that they focus more on their understanding of the books now rather than being able to read harder and harder words.

Not at all my DC's school. In Reception they seem to concentrate in getting them firmly to grips with phonics and don't particularly push them through the reading schemes unless they show a particular aptitude. In Year 1, they progress to harder books and in Year 2 it is more focus on comprehension and working on any particular areas the child finds hard.

It seems to be the case in DD's school too.
Although the reception class is also much better off for parent volunteers which may also have something to do with it.

Once you can read you can read. So you are on each of the upper levels (10+) for about a year....

My son has a fair few book bands to get through. He reads very well now with good comprehension. Do they need to be on a certain book band/is there a correlation for end of KS1 SATS reading/literacy?

google reading bands and levels. Loads of links come up