A quick question about reading stages

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

DD1 is in Year 1.

She's not a reluctant reader as such, but there are things she would rather do than read, and sometimes I get 'Do we have to read?'. So sometimes I don't push her.

Her class has recently been doing a 'Readathon' and it's been a bit of a struggle trying to get enough books read, but we managed it.

She mentioned tonight that one of her classmates is on Stage 10 (Oxford Reading Tree) and DD1's on Stage 6. It suddenly got me thinking that maybe I should've been doing more reading with her.

I do try not to be swayed by what other kids/their parents are doing, and I know they're all different and develop at different rates.

What do you think? Does Stage 6 sound OK, or (any Y1 teachers out there) should she be on a higher one by now?

I'm sure you're right, emy72. I think (from speaking to friends who are teachers), it'll all level out pretty much. But at the moment, in my DDs class, birthdays do seem to play a big part (for the most part).

A question for Mrz,
What would you classify a "high achiever", vs "normal"? I know all children vary and they'll even out in a couple of years but I'm finding it hard to gauge where my daughter is. I've seen the ORT chart and a similar one from Pearsons but then question these when i read alot for mums here talk about reading levels in excess of stage 6 at reception. I just wanted to get some 'real' information from someone in education!!

Thanks a million!

Sorry alot of errors, am typing on my iPhone but I have fat thumbs!!

My most able readers can skim and scan texts to find information, they can infer meaning from what they read, use a variety of clues in the text to establish meaning. They talk about meaning and use of language and effect in what they reads and of course read fluently and accurately.