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biff and chip again (sorry)

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Wheresmycaffeinedrip · 13/06/2012 11:18

I posted a few weeks back with regards to my dd being bored with the books and finding them too easy. She did get moved up a level and things got better. The school uses the ORT reading scheme. To start with she was given "traditional tales" and really enjoyed them. The trouble is now she is really not enjoying the biff and chips books. Any other book she is given she will happily read.

We read books from the library all the time and she is progressing well and enjoying the books we get and has a good understanding of the stories she is reading. My question is how the hell do i get her to understand that this is the reading scheme that the school has and like it or not she is gonna have to just do it. some of the books will have these two characters and if she just gets on with it we can go back to a book of her choice. i have tried the firm approach but i feel thats just punishing her for having an opinion :(

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SunshineOutdoors · 13/06/2012 19:56

Sorry where'smy caffeine drip I'm not trying to thread hijack! I bet it's hard but you sound aware enough of wanting to find a balance between teaching your dd to respect what the school is asking of her but also accepting that she finds it boring and wanting to help her to enjoy books. I'm sure you're doing a good job

Wheresmycaffeinedrip · 13/06/2012 20:01

tgger have no idea how we got this far :) luckily on the levels below have had sone interesting books about bugs and trains just dont get me started on the fizz buzz or queen anneenas feast!! . The library has been my best friend or she probably woulda given up sone time ago :)

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anthonytrollopesrevenge · 13/06/2012 20:01

My kids love b,c & k. DS often reads (well rereads) his little sisters books for pleasure. I do agree that up to level 4/5 they are poor, though am not sure how an interesting book could be produced until the reader has a fairly wide vocabulary. DD's latest book has the family on holiday and hunting for fossils. After reading it, she wants to research fossils. I'm all for b,c & k.

SunshineOutdoors · 13/06/2012 20:28

Thank you mrz

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