6 year old on stage 13 ORT books please help me understand

[ABAmummy]

Hi all

My son who is 6 and year 1 is on stage 13 reading I have no idea what this means, he bought home a stage 16 book home and it did not seem very difficult for him.

can anyone please explain the stages to me please

TIA

Have a google, and read up on reading levels. Reading Chest has a chart which explains them.

FWIW, my 6 year old was reading level 14 in year 1 as well. What did it mean? That she was quite good at decoding. That's all really.

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I didn't know that oxford reading tree went beyond stage 12

Wait for the next post to say that their four year old is on stage 20 million. Bloody Biff and kip have grown into teens and their parents conficated the magic key to stop them getting up to mischief and is this really suitable for a four year old?

LOL! I just wanted to know what the equivalents were I was told by his reception teacher hes 'ok' at reading which i found a bit odd as i thought he was good...

Thank you new blue coat the reading chest is great!

The chart on Reading Chest shows all the averages across ages and Key Stages.

I can't remember what the average is for year 1 (and dd is only in year 2 - that's how interested inlevels I am!) but yes, level 13 is good (very good)

It depends what reading scheme ds is on.
Some schemes have 30 levels [pm readers springs to mind].

Oh you said ORT..
In that case you must know he is a very good reader op..

Reading Chest only goes up to stage 11.

What book has he come home with? DD (yr1) can read a stage 16 book quite easily and understand the story at a basic level but is in no way mature enough or have enough life experience to understand/infer what is expected at that level.

If you know he's very good, and you've looked at the reading chest website... why on earth start this thread?!?!

Ds3 (7) finds the time chronical books quite scarey . He likes Biff, Chip and Kipper but is not keen on these.

Dd is free reading Finegans Wake. Of course its Baudelaire shes just aching to read.

Not really, Chip and Buffer as they're known here.

My DD2 is in year 2, reading stage 8 and I'm quite happy. If you Google the ort you'll see the stages vs ages.

Reading isn't just about decoding, though.

Presumably your son has been to school before today? He didn't just start school today and was put on this stage without you having heard of the stages before and knowing the progress he's made? What a strange post.

TBH I get very about these threads. You must hear your child read and know if he is good/struggling/making progress ?

DD - in YR was doing "fine" with her reading. In Y1 she was classed as G&T
DS2 - became a "free reader" at the end of YR. no G&T though
DS1 - isn't very interested in reading. He became a "free reader" in Y1.

Although my DC have gone through ORT , all at the same school, it has been sightly confusing. I have come to the conclusion that as long as I hear them read, I know how they are doing.
I really don't care what anyone else's child is reading. Because I have found that these levels are discussed and cause a lot of anxiety/smugness in parents.

Oh and DS2 (6) reads both chapter books and pre-school books! He might not be"challenged" by the picture books but they help with confidence,expression and after years of reading Room on the broom, it's lovely to have it read to me

David Biff and Chipper here

Well, just to add to this thread.... my DS iS in Y6 and this week has finally achieved "free reader" status . Not bad for a chikd who entered Y3 unable to read. That's just to give hope to anyone whose child has not achieved Level Gazillion at the end if Y1.

To be fair, I thought the OP asked a sensible question. What do all the levels mean? Many parents haven't a clue,

Congratulations to your ds Jake.

Dd2 is 6 in year 2 and has just this week gone up to level 7/turquoise - I am over the moon, it has been hard work for her to get here!

Well, maybe, but someone coming on and saying my son is on red level 2, what does it mean? looks far more in need of help. My son is on ORT level 52, how can I help him is a pretty unanswerable question. What sort of help does he need? And what sort of help do you need? You're not reading the books, he is.

Thank you Sapphire.....at one point I didn't think he would ever get there, Thank goodness for fabulous teachers.

Please help me understand...

Oh FFS.

Yawn.

Is it a crime to ask? Bloody hell I thought you could post up questions and get nice replies.....yes I know he is a good reader but I wanted to know where I could find out what age his reading level is at.

Not a crime to ask at all.....I thought you asked a reasonable question. ...bit shocked by some of the replies.

Ask his teacher. She can presumably help you understand whatever you're so confused about.