Ahh last 2terms what can I say its been a nightmare.
she spent entire summer term on ort level 3banded as red during end of year 1-this does not even transalate as level 1 on national currciculum yet she got a 1b for reading?
Lets get onto year 2
we level 4ort-go in and say to teacher look shes bored to tears its just too easy.
ok she agrees we then put on ginn level 4 which seems harder at least.
We were only allowed to read 4pages a night was taking over 1week to get through 1book. we complained and got told off for reading too much, teacher kept banging on about questions and comprehension.
we showed her orien early reader chapetr book she has read at home and even then she was skeptical and said she read with her but wasent 100%perfect but as we piling on so much pressure she could try ginn level 5 and we should be greatful.
To be honest it destroyed any good working relationship we could maybe of had.
We moved schools half term.
new teacher said she cab decode as in read well.
she can comprehend its fluency that comes with reading more and more variety!
Old school only had ort ginn.
new school has 6different reading schemes banded by numbers so she can choose a book from box 6/7.
According to reading schemes converter shes turqoise shes not reached purple level yet.
Her new school also do online reading-bug club.
we go local libary lots and read different stuff and stepped it up over summer hols it helped.
But reading on stuff at home dident help dd self confidence,.
So many people in her class were on higher levels she used to say mummy im rubbish im never going to catch up.
Luckily new schools much more positive we can pick the books, read as smuch as we like her confidence slowlly growing.
Agree bigg /chip ort is boring.
dd likes non fiction so try to get mix of both shes read 10books in 2weeks.
Im feeling more positive and moving her away from obsession with levels as she knew what everyone was on in old school.
One boy told her she was on baby books and upset her.
Im slowly becoming more relaxed about it and annoyed as feel old school have held her back.
I know parents can do what they do at home but sometimes child needs reassurance/recongition from the school and the teachers as it affected hat table she sat on as bottom table for literacy and numercay.
For while it upset me great , consumeed. stressed me now im angry and slightly sad how its worked out all I did was try do right thing by questioning them as trusted them year 1 and she as bottom of class.
good luck in sorting it out.