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Teacher listening to pupils reading one-to-one

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sportinguista · 14/10/2015 11:29

What is normal? I thought the teachers were supposed to listen to each pupil read on a one-to-one basis around once each week, but my son doesn't seem to have done this for around a month or more also the reading diary has not been filled in on the schools part for around this time and then only group reading since early September, only my entries since then. I am somewhat concerned as his reading book hasn't been changed either. I've mentioned it to the teacher but she just says " Oh, he's been reading with X" (another teacher in her group). Communication is poor, we only got 5 mins which were rushed through at parents evening and I feel truly uneasy. DS is Year 2 so SATS looming so not a good time for this to be the case...can any teachers help out with an idea of what should be going on, worried I will sound like that parent but have talked to a couple of other parents and the feeling is similar.

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Geraniumred · 18/10/2015 18:51

Totally agree re. the high quality texts needed for all children.
Don't forget that audiobooks can be a source of enjoyment as well - there are some superb ones out there - 'Worst Witch' and 'How to train Your Dragon'. They are lovely for introducing vocabulary and how to be a good 'out loud' reader. You could also try a bigger, central library for books.
Making up your own stories and making books can also be a fun offshoot of reading at home.

mrz · 18/10/2015 19:05

I've used Percy Jackson, Spiderwick Chronacles as well as Shakespeare in Y2 for whole class reading lessons.

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