Sophie's Dance Class - Orion Early Reader - what ORT level?

[allyfe]

Does anyone know what ORT level this would be roughly? Level 5 ish?

Thanks :)

Not sure - my daughter got it for her birthday and read it easily, she is on book band 6 at school, book band 7ish at home. She is now at the stage she will tackle most things if they appeal to her, can decode most words but I am not entirely sure she is overly confident on the harder phonemes (tion, split digraphs and ea, ie and so on but she usually gets them right), stamina isn't great yet though so this book was good because not too much on each page.

I would think, personally, probably due to the length book band 6ish but bit hit and miss, the orion ones don't seem to be listed anywhere for book band levels.

Thanks Nonickname. I couldn't find any book bands for the Orion ones. My dd last had ORT 4 from school, I think she should be on five , but she has been reading this with a little help from me (on the words she really doesn't know). We have done a chapter at a time though, so not really dealt with the long length issue. She likes the story a lot, but I try not to give her stuff that is too hard because she gets frustrated. I think that level 6 is about her limit at the moment. If you happen to have any other non ORT book titles that are roughly that level (in your opinion), please do let me know.

I don't know what a split diagraph is. I really wish my DD's school would give more parent coaching guides!

split digraphs are i-e, a-e, etc. they used to be called magic e when I was a child. so where ie has the sound i then ite or ine would also have the sound i rather than i as in in if that makes sense.

Meg and Mog books are book band 6, This is the Bear, Peace at Last, Mr Pod and Mr Picallili.
I'm not Cute, Not Now Bernard, Where's my Teddy are all 5 I believe.

Thanks so much nonickname. I've been calling them the magic e.

We've got where's my teddy :) I love that book. I'll have a look for Mog and Meg too. She may like those.

we love Where's my Teddy too. Meg and Mog are great, very eye catching for young ones, some harder words in them because they aren't written as reading books but I think most children like them. Book band 5-7ish is a bit hard with books I think but once they get up to band 8 then you can try loads of books.