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Should schools be using coloured reading bands, rather than stages?

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EmmaW37 · 16/05/2012 21:01

Hi there. This is my first thread. My daughter is in reception and on ORT stage 6 and reading the books well (she is the oldest in the class and was a early reader). However recently she has been given ORT stage 5 Story Rhymes Pack B (Gran, Gran, How to Kick start a dragan etc) and she is finding the stories un-interesting and not reading with confidence. I found out online that these books are gold band 9 and sit next to other stage 9 and 10 reading books, but generally she reads Orange band 6 books. I have mentioned this in her reading record book and spoken to the School, but the teacher hasn't taken any notice and said she needs to read them. Should the School be working with the reccomended coloured book bands, regardless of what stage it says on the back of the book? Thank you so much.

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mrz · 17/05/2012 06:29

The coloured book banding system was developed for teachers convenience only. There is no single system although many publishers have adopted book banding but there is no recommendation or requirement for schools to use book bands.

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