How often is your child heard read at school? (Year R)

[millyrainbow]

I read with dd every evening and I also go into the school to help hear readers. Since starting in September dd has been heard read by the class teacher just 3 times and never by any other adult employed by the school. (She is heard most weeks by a parent helper) Is this the norm? I think that the teacher should hear them at least once a week, if not the TA. What are your experiences of reading in reception? Just like to get some opinions before I say anything to the school. Thank you.

Of course a teacher would love to hear every child read every week. With 30 children, even 10 minutes per child would take 5 hours. Which means your child's teacher would be unavailable to the vast majority of the class for one whole day each week, that's why teachers listen to readers through guided reading sessions, through reading from the board, through sharing books and through a whole host of other activities that take place in the classroom every day.

almost exactly the same as yours here, i also help (in another class) and am shocked by how few children are even listened to at home

Same here, once per week to an adult (often parent helper)plus once a week in a small group. Many have complained that it is not enough.

Dh was heard daily when she was in reception, and daily in Y1 and Y2 also. However there was only 16 in her class, so less difficult to get through them all.

I do think that every child should be heard to read at school at least once every week regardless of class size, even if for just 1-2 pages each. Classroom helpers (parent/s etc) should be in addition to this.

And parents should try and listen to their children read out aloud as often as possible, again even if just for 1-2 pages, and ideally every day.

The more a child practises reading the quickler they are likely to pick it up.

Even very able readers should be heard reading out loud regularly.

Guided reading with TA every week.
Guided reading with teacher every fortnight and individual reading every fortnight (alternating guided and individual).

Occasional (like once every 6 weeks) individual reading with parent helper.

They will read individually as part of guided reading.

Ms ds in reception reads every day to the teacher (occaisionally it is the ta he reads to but this happens about once a fortnight)
I know what he has read each day and who to as it is logged in the reading record book which comes home to me every night

weekly here by TA or Teacher.

I listen to my DS read every day. The reading books given out by school are for reading at home. The weekly reading to an adult in class, checks what progress is being made at home.

I just asked dd (Yr R) if any of the grown-ups (teacher or TAs etc) at school have listened to her read. She says she has only done it once so far this term! Apparently they have recently started doing "guided reading" in the afternoons and a different group of children sit with the class teacher and take it in turns to read a page each. We get a book home each day that the child chooses (not from a specific reading scheme but similar to reading scheme books) - there is a reading diary that I write in every day but is just initialled by the TA. I think I might have a brief chat with the teacher to find out exactly what happens and if I can be doing any more.

Reading books at least once a week by teacher, high frequency words once a week (by teacher - more often with parent helpers).

every day at our school.but small class and the HT very good at roping people into it

Every day in Reception then every other day in Y1 and Y2. My eldest is now in Y3 and is heard once a week but he is now a fluent reader.
It was also made clear to us that we were expected to hear them read at least 5 days out of 7 when in Reception so most days they were heard twice.

But only 18 in the class and a f/t TA so that must make a huge difference to getting through them.

I think in Reception, the class teacher or TA should be hearing them read at least once a week, preferably twice. How can the class teacher have any idea where the child lies attainment wise if he/she never hears that child read?

Don't forget that your childs teacher will be able to assess where they are at through the daily phonics sessions and other work going on in the classroom - sitting reading 1:1 is not the only way of getting to know what a child is achieving.

DD2 is in year 1 now but last year it was once a week by teacher/TA and twice a week in small groups with a parent helper. I make her read every night though even if she doesn't have a school reading book, because I'm mean.

DD1 everyday by teacher. DD2, different teacher and approach, only guided reading a few times a week.
Of course a teacher should read with each child, thats why there are also TA's in the classroom. Teachers in the past managed it. How can you say there is no time for it. What is the time actually for, if not to help children learn to read?

DD does guided reading (not sure how many times a week) and is heard by either the teacher or TA at least once a week.

State school, 30 children, 1 full time TA, few other adults around - parent helpers?

In Reception, no idea, neither did I read with my DS (then 4) who refused to read at home. He seemed to do it at school, but I found he was not ready to read at that age. What is the obsession with early reading?

In year r DS read to his teacher about once or twice per term but the TA every week. It was only just a page and very much to check where he was at with his home reader. He has read less to his teacher this year but I think that is because he is well on his way in the right direction so less of an emphasis. There is a lot more just switching books etc. We make sure he reads to us about 4 or 5 times per week at home. The biggest mistake I see from parents is that they stop reading to or listening to their child once they are free readers (many in year 3 now picking it back up again)

Oh these threads get me so worried. They haven't to my knowledge even started phonics sounds in DDs receptions class, let alone reading! She is still getting wordless ORT books through - one a week!! The reading diary has comments in it about good class discussion and the questions DD is able to answer - but it's hardly reading with her is it.

Teacher is NQ, but the TA is old hand - do you think they are going about things too slow?

Ds in reception reads every day to either teacher or TA (full time), maybe once a week to parent helper (25 kids in class). Comments are made daily in reading diary by teacher / TA and parents are also expected to listen to their child read every day and write comments in reading diary.

I think my daughter reads 2 or 3 times a week-depending on what they have on-I am guessing now in the run up to Christmas it will be less as they will be doing more activities. She is one of the stronger readers (she is the eldest in the class, not a child prodigy or anything) and I do quite a bit with her at home too. I think they focus more on the weaker readers as they get heard more often-bit annoying but I guess its easier for the school to have the kids all at a similar point.

No idea. She's read to the TA, the teacher, plus the teacher from one of the other reception classes since she started but I don't think it's every week.

Her book is changed twice a week though.

We log her reading at home, I am yet to see anything written in her home/school diary by the school other than the TA's initials. It's hard to see the point of it to be honest.

Rushofbangers I wouldn't be happy with 1 book per week and no phonics yet but that's just me.

My R year daughter reads to teacher once a week, TA once a week and her "reader" from yr 6 once a week. She has done all the letter sounds and is working her way through the first 100 "sight words".

rob I'd ask about the phonics.