Reading frequency reception

[mumedu]

My son's reception teacher hasn't listened to him read in 5 months, but the TA listens to him read once in 10 days. He is a good reader, thanks to the work we do at home. The teacher feels she needs to focus her attention on the less able kids, but I can't believe that in 5 months, she couldn't spare 5 minutes to listen to him read. Am I being unreasonable in thinking this is unfair?
In the course of the week, some kids get listened to twice a week, but as he is last on the list, should there be a special event or teacher/TA absence, it is his reading time that gets sacrificed at school.

This does seem a little off to me.. My DD is in reception and each child is heard to read each week regardless of 'ability'. Not always by the teacher but I would say at least three weeks out of four it is the teacher.
Their books are changed at their reading session (which is the same day every week) and books can be changed on any other day.

This sounds pretty poor to be honest. When my daughter was in school, nursery - year 1, her teacher heard her read (well, recite the story) every day. It sounds as if she's trying to get them all to the same kind of level, rather than pushing the children who can already read?

Oh and it wasn't just my DD that was "reading" every day, all the children did. There were only 15 in the class though.

Thanks both for your messages.

mummyloveslucy, does your daughter attend a private school? How can the teacher hear every child read every day, even in a small class of 15? Does she do this at playtime, when the TA is supervising the rest of the children?

I am generally happy with the school and his progress has been good, but yes, there definitely is more focus on the kids that need to be brought up to speed. Maybe this is the right thing to do, but seems unfair that the teacher can't listen to him even once a month.

The TA who does listen to him read is experienced and good, but why should he miss out on 1-1 time reading time with the teacher, simply because he has met the reception age targets for reading?

Hi, yes it was a private school. She's now home educated. There wasn't a TA, but she did manage to hear them all read, usually in the morning. I'm not sure how. It was 2 year groups mixed, so it must've been hard.
I don't know how any teacher does their job. (I couldn't) especially with classes of 34. I have just one and she's my own DD and I find it hard at times.

Maybe they read a page each?

They should do phonics daily. That is reading.