Year 1 reading

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I feel my dc is a little behind in reading, as the book they have just been moved up to is yellow. This book band seems to be 4-5 year olds, which to me is for someone in a Reception class. I do make sure that my dc reads every day.

What colour book band is your dc in year 1 on?

Also, how long each day does your dc read to you for?

I don't mean to sound patronising, but it really doesn't matter. As long as they are enjoying reading and practise every day. They go at their own pace. I thought dd was normal for reading at that age, now in yr3 she's slightly behind. Ds in yr1 however is reading better than dd ever did. But they both enjoy it and IMHO that is all that matters.

Y1 children can be anywhere between pink and free reading :) It's probably the year with the greatest variation in what is "normal". Whilst I agree with PP that it's really not worth getting hung up on book bands at such an early age, yellow is pretty "average" for this stage of Y1 at DD's school.

I would have thought yellow level in yr1 is pretty spot on where they "should" be....

(at this point in yr1 I mean...)

mine's on yellow too. she's young for year so I'm very happy with that. she found reading tough in reception and is really enjoying now so i'm in no hurry to get her up a band. it was a struggle to get her to read at home in reception but she's eagerly reading every day now, a book or two a day - up to twenty minutes on reading. remember reading is about so much more than the technicalities of word recognition - which they will all get eventually. it's all about comprehension and discussing ideas raised by books. Think about how some toddlers potty train at 2, others at 3, some talk at 1, others at 2 but by 4 you wouldn't know any difference. Same applies to reading I reckon.

My DD is on Orange, but the range is from pink to turquoise. I know this as i volunteer to listen to them reading, not because i go rifling through book bags

I would say there are most Y1's (in DDs class on blue/green) but as Stacey said, and in my experience they all go at their own pace and will have sudden 'spurts'

If you do feel your DC is falling behind their potential then you need to go and see the teacher.

My DD reads one school book after school and one library book or chapter of a library book at bedtime.

"they have just been moved up"?
How many DCs in they?
Is it a small group/whole class?

dd2's Y1 class: red ( a few) to free reading (one)

There are several children on Yellow, some of whom were actually on Blue but needed to take a step back after the long holidays, to re-gain confidence and enthusiasm. Some parents have asked for their child to go down a level for a bit, in order to not push them too hard when reluctant at start of year.

The content of Yellow level books does seem to be rather young - but then, stories don't get very interesting until later on IMO! Some better than others, all the same.

dd2 reads for 5-15 mins depending on her own enthusiasm, and not at all one or two nights when busy with other things/tired.

ps she has just been moved to Turquoise, if that makes any difference - tbh, having watched my older child's class move in fits and starts with reading, then all (bar one, who was diagnosed dyslexic in Y3 and is now having help) move ahead and catch up with each other - I'm not sure it does

I volunteer read in my son's Y1 class & am struck by the variation not only of technical ability but general approach to books and what they're for - there's the brilliant boy whipping through advanced books on his own, but strangely reluctant to discuss what he's reading, either the story or any of its implications; he sees the reading book as a test-text on which he aims for technical perfection. And then there's the girl whose grasp of phonics is still pretty ropey and struggles to sound out the simplest words unaided, yet loves the book she's chosen (they all choose within their book band) and will chat about it and related subjects till the end of the lesson if I let her. I wouldn't be at all surprised if she ends up the best reader of the two in the end . . .

Marytuda - I think you would be absolutely spot on in your hypothesis. Totally.

yes, i agree with marytuda!

I read with year one at DS3s school. More than half of them are on pink, red or yellow. They range from pink to gold so a massive difference.

Agree with marytuda!

A love of books is the key, whether they are reading themselves, or having books read to them.

Also, reading is like every other milestone they hit. Something has to click, and it's not a steady curve. A child can take a while to get going, then zoom ahead. Others can start very far advanced, and get "stuck" at a certain level for ages.

Btw, I read for around ten mins per day with DS2 (year 1), longer if he's into the book.

DS is year 1 and is on green (stage 5). He reads me his book every night (they are the ORT ones so only 24 pages) and it takes him 5 mins. Sometimes he chooses to read me something else. He gets a different book every night.

I also read to him as much as he wants. He loves books and this is something I want to nurture.

In his class there are kids reading level 3 and kids free reading. Like everyone said, it is irrelevant where they are, the key is that they understand and are confidence.

DD's class ranges from pink (2 or 3) through to free reader (DD ). Most are around blue level, can't remember how that compares to yellow though.

DD reads to DH or me for about 10 minutes a night, the school's home readers on 2 or 3 nights a week, her own stuff the other nights. She also reads to herself, quite a lot depending on what library books she's got available and her mood.

RueDeWakening- stealth blush?

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The age related expectations for end of year 1 are a 1a (orange/turquoise) so yellow (1c) at the beginning of year 1 is spot on.

Morning

Thank you for taking the time to reply, all your comments are much appreciated.

I have feel much better now.

1a at the end of Y1 must be your school's expectation yellowsun.

Well as the government expect 2b by the end of year 2, that makes perfect sense, does it not? Have never heard of a different ARE so perhaps it is u

Whoops!

...your school that is unusual.

Yes yellowsun the government say the expected level for MOST children by the end of KS1 is 2B nothing about a 1a in KS1.

^"We find the DCSF‟s 2007 advice confusing and have preferred to stick with the common sense view that a target of Level 2B at the end of year 2, implies that pupils need to make one level of progress each year (in line with the DCSF‟s 2006 advice).
This means that pupils are expected to reach FSP 6 (equivalent to NC points 3) at the end of Reception and are then expected to make 6 points progress (one level) to NC level 1B at the end of Year 1 and a further 6 points progress to NC level 2B by the end of Key Stage One."^

We find the DCSF‟s 2007 advice confusing and have preferred to stick with the common sense view that a target of Level 2B at the end of year 2, implies that pupils need to make one level of progress each year (in line with the DCSF‟s 2006 advice). This means that pupils are expected to reach FSP 6 (equivalent to NC points 3) at the end of Reception and are then expected to make 6 points progress (one level) to NC level 1B at the end of Year 1 and a further 6 points progress to NC level 2B by the end of Key Stage One.

Points progress is the system used by the Government's Raise On line system in case you aren't familiar with it yellowsun.

Don't know colours, DS is on book band 8. We read three of these a week and it takes up to 30 mins, cover to cover. He raced through the book bands in the last Summer Term of YR and his progress has now slowed down. Reading is only one aspect, he hates writing and struggles with letter formation.

book band seems to be 4-5 year olds, which to me is for someone in a Reception class. Year 1 is only four weeks old, so that sounds fine to me.