Question about level 3 reading and my year 2 ds

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At my dss recent parents evening we were told that he is a level 3 for his reading and will be a comfortable level 3 by the end of year 2. Of course i am really happy about this, but when i read with ds last night and asked him a few questions about what he had read he was a bit stuck. It was set in the olden days and i think he was a little unsure of certain things, but got it when i explained it to him.
I am now slightly concerned that his teacher is being a bit optimistic about a secure level 3. He did score well on practice level 3 sat papers at school. Is it inevitable that certain books will throw him? How can i ensure that he really is a comfortable level 3 ie. how can i improve his comprehension etc.

Why has he been doing practice SAT papers already? or do you mean last year?

He's only 6/7 with a 6/7 year old's experience of life. Of course it is inevitable that certain books will throw him, even if he is a bood reader.

bood? I mean good, of course.

Thanks for replies. I don't know why they have done SAT papers. I think they assess the level they are an in all subjects at this time of year so may use SAT papers to help do that?
He reads lots of books on his own in bed at night and i had always assumed he knew exactly what was going on, but now not absolutely sure he does.

What book band is he on OP?

That's why it's important to hear them read occasionally even once they are free readers.

But he's bound to be thrown by things that are outside his experience - so am I sometimes and i'v been a free reader for more than 40 years!

He is free reading so he chooses books from the junior library. To be honest though, most of the books he reads we get from the local library, car boot sales or borrow from friends.

Hmm. So are children free readers after lime level OP?

He read book bands to stage 13 before he became a free reader. I cannot remember what colour the sticker was.

My DS (6) in Y2 does not read for pleasure. I love books, we always went to the library and we have lots in the house.

DS refused to read in Reception and Y1, he said he couldn't read. His teacher said he was doing well. Now we read daily and DS is an average reader for his age.

I think it was all to much too early for my DS. He wasn't ready and had no interest in reading aged 4. I blame the system.

Sorry, my internet went down and now I have posted this in the wrong thread.

OP - there's an awful long time between now and the end of the year.

He sounds like he's reading well, and is and definitely will be a secure level 3 by the end of the year.

Don't stress. No 6 year old understands every book they can read.

Thank you Indigo. I think i have neglected his reading recently. My dd has started school and by the time she has done her reading books i often let ds off reading to me and just read to him instead, so i probably only listen to him 2 or 3 times a week. I will make an effort to hear him more and ask him more questions about his books.

I think when you listen to him more you'll find out he understands most of what he reads and that this was just a blip :)

Two or three times a week is fine! Don't over think it. As I said, he's bound notnto understand some of what what he reads. If you're worried about levels, he won't be expected to read anything that is beyond his understanding when he is being assessed.

My DS is also in year two and is a fantastic reader but his comprehension age is lower than his reading age. School have assessed his comprehension age as being seven months behind his reading age. I think its very common and it really isn't surprising. They've never come across half of these words before and whilst they can decode them to pronounce them there is only so far they can go in understanding what a word means by looking at the context.