DD is in Year 1 and ploughing through reading books in various schemes. She enjoys reading and will quite often read the book in the car on the way home and then we'll read it again at home, talk about the story, ask questions etc. However they don't read to the teacher, but to TA's in class about twice a week in guided reading groups. She also reads her own books at home and we regularly go to the library and read higher level books.
So on Monday when she went back a polite note was put in her reading folder to ask if her teacher could review her reading level. DD came home on Monday night with no book saying she could not have one till her teacher had heard her read. Fair enough I thought. She came out last night and I was looking in her book bag but no book. The teacher saw me and came over saying she'd not had a chance to hear her read, they'd been busy preparing for sports day and that DD should read books at home and from the library in the meatime. Again today there is no reading book home. Tomorrow it will be a week since she last had one and I'm getting annoyed.
I should point out at this stage we've had lots of issues with this teacher this year resulting in us meeting with the head a few months ago. Things seemed to get sorted eventually but it was a bit awkward on both sides for a while. Therefore I don't know if IABU in expecting the teacher to have took a few mins to hear her read. Infact on Wed they were watching a DVD in the afternoon as it was raining and DD said to me her teacher was sorting out new reading books for the class and when DD asked where hers was she was told words to the effect of "oh yes, I still need to listen to you read". I guess she could have done it then??
I am not a confrontational person by nature and actually want to work with the teachers (I am training to be one in Sept myself). I know they have a huge workload. However, there are only 18 kids in DD's class with 2 TAs. Her teacher is generally disorganised and other parents have been to see the head and voiced concerns of a similar nature. They are always out late at the end of the day too, at least 3 times a week.
I guess what I'm asking is, should I wait a bit longer or speak to the teacher again? Yes I suppose I could chill out and keep reading library books but, I work too and it's actually hard to get to the library more than once a week when it's open. Also, I guess I resent the fact that the teacher's time is more precious than mine and that because she's not had time to hear her read, I have to source the reading books. They only have 3 weeks till the end of term so maybe I should be more laid back but DD actually wants to read and is feeling left out that all her class are having new reading books and she's not (even know she's knows why).
This isn't about book bands or colours, I'm not interested in levels, just want DD to have regular reading books from school. They read ORT amongst others and I can't get them from our little library without ordering them (think I will over the summer).
WWYD?