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Yr 1 child - how often should he be heard to read?

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Piddlepuddle · 28/06/2013 23:03

Can I start by saying I am not one of those parents that thinks teachers have time to hear all the children in their class read ever day or anything!

However - ds1 is 6, in year 1. How often would you expect his teacher to hear him read? Yes he does "guided reading" with the TA once a week. But neither his teacher or anyone else has heard him read individually since 22 May. Is that normal?

So as not to drip feed - I have several concerns and this is one of them. He is going to have the same teacher next year do it isn't a case of sitting back for the next few weeks and thinking there'll be a change soon!

Many thanks.

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Smartieaddict · 30/06/2013 13:07

insanityscratching, surely a teacher needs to hear a child read fairly regularly to check on their progress. I read to my DS daily, but I have no idea if his reading is good bad or average for his age. I expect his teacher to be monitoring his progress, and tell me if there is a problem. I would also expect the teacher to be making sure that he is reading books that are the right level for him, as again I would have no idea. I would imagine most parents would be similar?

insanityscratching · 30/06/2013 13:30

Well she's heard in guided reading every week and reassessed termly or more often if reading during guided reading suggests a leap (she's free reading now anyway). Phonics are done every day so she'd read then and also during literacy, numeracy and other subjects. She can choose whatever books she wants from the library at school that have all been banded (she's never chosen reading scheme books even though there are some there) She reads more confidently from a huge range of texts than my others did who followed the more traditional path of reading schemes and teacher reading so it seems to work anyway. My experience has been that the teachers know exactly where their reading lies in spite of never reading reading scheme books with them anyway.

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CharlotteBronteSaurus · 30/06/2013 13:35

dd1 is heard weekly by a TA
also does guided reading weekly but these are separate activities
for context, she's in a class of 30, and in the top guided reading group

Looksgoodingravy · 30/06/2013 15:16

Ds (6) in Y1 reading diary has probably only been filled out twice by a ta! The rest has been me.

We read daily at home. Ds brings home a new book every day and I fill in the reading diary. I presumed these diaries were for us at home rather than the teacher but reading some of your replies makes me wonder?

Bunnyjo · 30/06/2013 23:06

I don't think dd1 has read to her teacher at all this term. I think she's nominally on white but is free reading so that might be why. Or they might be a bit lax. I'm not sure.

I would say lax. DD is technically a 'free reader' in terms of KS1 - she is on KS2 Brown level, having moved up from lime - the school have reading levels all through the school. She is heard by the teacher/TA/parent helper 3-5 times per week.

goingmadinthecountry · 01/07/2013 23:48

I hear everyone once a week even if only briefly (y2) plus guided reading. TA or regular helper will also hear an additional time per week. Weaker readers/not so supported at home will be heard at least 4/5 times per week. It's made a huge impact on reading standards. I also encourage children to read to each other. Fluent reading and understanding is key to accessing the curriculum.

goingmadinthecountry · 01/07/2013 23:55

My eagerness to hear able readers too goes back to my dd1 - no one at her school heard her read past the age of about 7!

amazingmumof6 · 02/07/2013 00:04

every day for 10 mins is what we were being recommended

Rowgtfc72 · 05/07/2013 22:25

DD (6)reads six to eight pages a week,so once a week. Book changed weekly. Shes usually finished it after a couple of reads (purple chapter books). Having queried this with her teacher and being put in my place, we just read other books at home. Have been to the office and offered to hear kids read but nobody in any great hurry to get back to me.

SizzleSazz · 05/07/2013 22:33

Our school has a policy that the teacher hears them read once every 2 weeks and with others (TA or parent helper) usually once a week

beanandspud · 05/07/2013 23:30

Gosh, I think we must be lucky that DS reads with a teacher every day (class is only 16 though). Reading book is changed daily - some is read at school and we tend to finish it at home.

zingally · 06/07/2013 16:40

I teach Year 1 and my TA hears all of the chn read at least once a week. The less able she hears perhaps 3 times, or those that don't get a lot of support at home.

I don't get through all the kids myself in a week, but just about manage them all on a 2-week rotation.

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