If your DC is in Year 1, what reading stage are they on?

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I am just curious as to what the expected level is for reading in Yr1 i.e. what is considered to be 'normal', 'advanced' etc.

Dd2 is on blue, she can read at a higher level but would not understand what she's reading due to her having Autism, she could probably understand non-fiction beter than fiction. I'm just pleased she can read TBH and i'm not bothered what level she's on, her sister is a great reader and was free reader at the end of year one.

yy. i know. which is why even asking the question or expecting there to be a norm is a nonsense.

the whole thing is so subjective and depends on sooooo many things. every child is an individual and as long as they are progressing, all fine and dandy.

In my children's school, the books in year 1 are levels 1-6. If they are over level 6 they need to borrow books from year 2 (this is Wales, and they are learning to read in two languages so it all takes a bit more time)

My Year 1 DS is on books that he can read very easily. They need to read every book on the scheme. I am very happy with this, as the school books are so terribly boring I'd rather he read them easily as homework and we can move to more fun things.

DS1 struggled in Year 1 and can I say there is nothing more painful than forcing a child to read a book about Kipper when the reading is slow going. DS1, now in Year 3, is a fine and independent reader. I don't think it matters much in the long run.

(I say this with hindsight, when DS1 was struggling in Year 1 I was a
incredibly obnoxious to the school worried about it.

Dd2 is on blue. Same as my ds1 was at that stage, but couple of levels behind my ds2 and dd1.

She has been reading loads of home books over the Holidays and I really feel her reading has improved. I don't worry about levels and leave other mums to get stressy about comparing. She can read - it has clicked. She is starting to enjoy reading.....the moment I have been waiting for. My older 3 are avid readers and i'm sure she will go the same way.

everpuzzled although DS1 is on lime books I don't think he is at NC level 3 now - I think he's working towards it. The description of level 3 makes it quite challenging for 5-6 year olds. He enjoys the books and reads them fluently, which is why he's on that level.

everpuzzled plenty of children in my sons yr 1 class on ORT 10 and above. I didn't realise lime corresponded to level 3a of the NC. I think for my son he can technically read the words at this level but for level 3a I assume you would have to be able to demonstrate a lot more than that - for eg inference, etc. Ds school is very thorough this term and we are having to read all books at level 9 ORT/Storyworlds and OLW - bit of a drag but I guess the ability to read is so much more than technical decoding. At home he will only read the Top Gear and Beano annuals!

My DD is on level 4 and in my opinion her reading is terrible compared to her classmates, however she is a August child. I go in to her class one morn a wk and listen to them read and the children that are already 6 seem way ahead than the 4 summer term born children. My DD lacks concentration though when it comes to reading and she is so into what is going on in the world around her that she has no interest reading. Her writing is great though and she can write and spell words out really well and she spends hours writing just will not spend any time reading unless we really push. School don't seem too concerned but she has told me that they only ever read to me in school once a week as I am the only helper and the other class has 4 parent helpers and they do alot more reading than her class!!

I may not have been very clear lime equates to 3c which is what my son is on now decided 3a by end of year 2.

At my kids school they wouldn't put a a child on a colour level if they weren't achieving all the skills required at the nc level the book band corresponds to. Dd in year 1 now can read level 7 (turquoise?) But isn't reading at that level in school until her expression improves. Which I think makes sense best to teach expression as they go along than try tackle it when they're a aconfident fluent reader.

everpuzzled the point some of us are making is that our DCs school are giving the children books at a particular level but it is not black-and-white that a child reading a particular level of books is at the precisely corresponding NC level. I think my DS, in particular, needs to consolidate his reading skills and stop making silly mistakes (reading too fast and skipping words) before he is really meeting the criteria for the levels in his targets. However, lime band has been deemed to provide the most appropriate reading material for him.

It's just a colour scheme indicating grades of difficulty, not a badge saying what level your child is at.

Avocado, I have to disagree. There are so many skills related to reading other than decoding. Just because a child is an excellent decoder doesn't mean the are a great reader. Both of my children can decode beyond the levels they are on and read more difficult texts at home.

I'm just grateful that they attend a school that consolidates all the reading skills at each stage rather than needlessly rushing them through book bands. It's a school that consistently achieves 60% level 3's at the end of ks1 so the approach obviously works well here.

when in yr1 does the teacher tell you what nc level? I thought that would be yr2 with sats. Im interested to see what the teacher thinks as I have an idea of nc level but obviously have not carried out the assesment so may be totaly wrong.

that was an interesting chart. DS is reception but an older one, (october birthday) and hasn't had ANY reading books home from school yet (just a few sheets of words), but is reading a bit, a very bit, at home. He's on about level 3/4 which puts him dead on the chart form the ORT without that much input or practice.

everpuzzled I think my DS's teachers also know what they're doing as 72% got level 3 reading last year, and the rest were at level 2. I am grateful that my DC attend a good school also :o I just don't think the correlation of book bands and NC levels is a biblical truth.

My little girl is on stage 1+

My dd is in yr one and is on pink which is the lowest. But dd has special additional needs.