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Reading at start of y2

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PITA5000 · 11/08/2016 20:53

Hello,
American mum here, my older DD will be entering Y2. At our school in the states the goal was to be able to read very basic books by end of kindergarten (Y1) and DD can do that, but very reluctantly. Now that we've been out of school since end of May, and in process of moving she's had no practice. When I asked her to attempt reading some signs the other day she was unable, or unwilling to. Will most Y2 students be zipping through reading of signage etc? I'm concerned that she has lost ground and it occurred to me that I am unsure what her English peers would have achieved prior to this school year.

Thank you,

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zingally · 19/08/2016 15:17

Teacher here. :)

HUGE range in end of year 1/into year 2. Some of the class will have "got it" and be reading pretty much fluently. Others will still be sounding out using individual letters.
If your DD is within that range, she's entirely normal and will be catered for in class.

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