Does your DC have to read every book in a stage before moving up a level or are the posters that have said this liars?

[diamondage]

Oh dear I've really gone and done it now. I posted in AIBU to ask about this issue and someone stated that they doubt any primary schools have a policy requiring DCs to read every book in a stage.

Clearly the implication is that parents raising this issue are liars.... I just don't believe it. Surely no one would lie about this?

Please tell me I've not been hoodwinked, getting twisty knickered (where's the slight tongue-in-cheek emoticon) for no reason because 0 primary schools in the land actually have this, in my opinion, daft policy?

If I have been hoodwinked I'll ask HQ to remove my AIBU as it would be entirely moot! (Keeping fingers crossed for some rightfully outraged mums stating that this policy does exist)

Diamondage I suppose my point is that able children perhaps wouldn't be held back. But the less proficient with loud mothers would be able to move at a more reasonable pace with less fuss. But it's only a theory.

My two eldest started school abroad as we had an extended visit to ailing family. They both read early by UK (not MN) standards. There is not such a stress on it as here, books are not sent home, hours are not spent on phonics. Home tongue phonics are very simple and taught at preschool age and are easy to apply to text. English is taught by look and say- style method and phonics are picked up by osmosis. School is more subject driven and reading is practised in class during other subjects or literature lessons. It is more formal than here, but starts later - most kids read on arrival. Reading for pleasure happens at home, helped by a much shorter school day!

the less proficient with loud mothers would be able to move at a more reasonable pace

I'm having a bit of trouble with this. Surely the pace is either reasonable or it isn't (including skipping levels where necessary). I can't see what the volume of the mother has got to do with it (or the colour of the car she drives.)

Column Perhaps reading every book policy is what they tell loud mothers with overinflated ideas of their childrens' abilities or little knowledge of what is required to pass a level or children who perform much better at home.

Ds2's school rebanded all their books last year to make them more coherent as they saw it, so there's certainly not just a single scheme out there that can be used to compare between schools.

Ds2 (yr 1) doesn't have to read all the books on a level before getting moved up. Except - he was moved up a level a couple of weeks ago by his teacher, she told him, wrote in his reading log, he brought home one book at the new level and then reverted to the old level because he is insistent that he has to read every book in the level before he can move on to the next level. His teacher (who he normally adores) is apparently just wrong about him moving up - he's told her - and is carrying on with his old level... Hey ho.

So I can believe that there are certainly some dc out there saying they have to read everything when they don't!

Who's to know. Maybe some teachers do tell loud mothers that. But, if they've accidentally given a child a succession of books several levels up the scheme and read them with her, commenting on how suitable they are and only revert back to the previous place in the scheme when it's pointed out to them that these books are in fact in the wrong place

and when asked for more of the later set they reply, no, those are for older children

then it doesn't look like that, does it!

The reason why i get so anxious about moving on my DD to the cirrect level us that she didnr enjoy the books she was getting. These early years are so important forthem to discover the pleasure of reading and if held back due to the need to read too many of one level, it could be damaging in long run. DD in reception was finally koved to stage 6 after i insisted she would no longer read the stage 4 (i think) books they were sending home. Finally soneone read with her and agreed with me that stage 6 more appropriate. You have to fight through the resistance from the teachers sometimes.