Year 4 reading - a parents' poll!!!

[philmassive]

Please parents and carers of children in year 4 please could you help me get something sorted in my head. How often does your year 4 child read to their teacher on a one-to-one basis? And how often does your child change their reading book?

I realise these are daft questions but I'm trying to get a handle on whether or not what happens at my ds's school is average or not.

Thanks!

DD does guided reading 4 times a week, reads independently in class and brings reading books home when she rememebers, which I don't listen to her read as she is currently reading Heidi to me at bedtime because my poor eyes get soooo tired by 8pm that I can't possibly read to her (and she does better voices than me anyway)

I think he does guided reading weekly (he certainly did last term).
I am pretty sure he never reads to the teacher 1-1.
He brings books home when he can be bothered, but to be honest he never reads them, he just reads ones we have got from the library, or he had had as presents, or comics, or the back of the cereal packet, or fact books.
I try to get him to write what he has read in his reading record, but usually he doesn't bother (in fact I don't think I have seen it since xmas)

On the other hand there is a parent who goes in to his class to listen to readers every day for an hour - so I presume he gets through a few!
DS has never (in 4 terms - mixed yr3/4 class) read to him, so I presume that this is (quite rightly) targeted where the need is.

Dd1 reads to her TA or teacher about once every 2-3 weeks. She's a free reader ad allowed to bring books from home as theirs aren't challenging or interesting enough. She changes her book when she's finished it.

DD is yr 4, and they are currently reading Varjak Paw in class - I think they take it in turns reading out a few sentences, though the teacher may read some too. As far as I know there is no individual reading help except for children who are struggling and reading below the expected level.

Group guided reading once a week, and heard individually by teacher or TA about once a fortnight. As for changing the book, that's down to DD whenever she finishes it. A relative, who's a primary teacher, says it's a good idea, now that she's happily reading independently, to broaden the types of material she reads to help widen her vocabulary and comprehension. HTH.

dd who was a confident reader did guided reading and I think they read books in class where they took it in turns to read out a few sentences

she got books from the library; I think she was responsible for that

ds otoh had reading support, reading aloud to a TA or teacher several times a week

Ernst Gombrich Little History of the World is a brilliant, brilliant book for children. My child hated reading until she read this book. The chapters are only 4 pages long but they learn so much in those 4 pages.

Opps pressed sent by mistake. I would not leave reading just to the school. Get your child to join a library, read with them every night, give them a love of books from an early age it will really, really help them for their future.

DD1 is a good reader and very rarely reads to the teacher, although they have group reading every morning and the teacher rotates around the groups.

They do however have a reading diary, and are encouraged to read at home (to themselves) every night, and have a regular weekly opportunity to change their book in school.