Discrepancy between reception and Y1 reading level

[Vickster99]

I'm after some advice on how best to tackle this.
My DD is a very able reader and in reception last year she was reading white & lime books (stage 10/11) by the end of the year. Today she came home with her first book from Y1 - it was blue (level 4) and way too easy for DD. I'm quite shocked her teacher could have got her ability so wrong and am wondering what on earth is going on. Did they not have any communication between reception and Y1 teachers? Even if they'd like the kids to recap things from last year surely that amount of drop in levels is way too much?

A lot of the books they used in reception were mix and match from different reading schemes or sometimes stickered with a colour but not part of a formal scheme. I was told they'd be following a more formal scheme in Y1 (Collins). Is it possible that the teacher just needs to demonstrate progression through the levels now that they are on the formal sheme?

I'll obviously be talking to the teacher about this but not sure how to tackle it? I dont want to be "that" parent but I fear that DD will completely lose interest in reading at school if she is forced to read stuff like that. At home she is reading Julia Donaldson and other similar picture books and we are just making a start on Horrid Henry books.

Its not the children, its the teens and adults. And it isn't necessarily not knowing how to read, it is reading refusal and reading denial,even amongst people who read perfectly.

and yes, it is very common, and yes, it does improve their situation as far as benefits go, as they see it.

That's quite funny - but also shows you haven't even opened the thread concerned. Less interested in reading and more interested in sneering at primary school teachers or perceived benefit scroungers. I feel sorry for you - you're clearly v unhappy in your work.

But they don't get extra benefits because they claim to be or are indeed functionally illiterate so gain nothing.

"primary national curriculum scoffed, scorned and ignored in many countries"

You seem to be missing the point which is that teachers/schools in England must follow the National Curruculum as it is a legal document (other countries have their own curricula )

Op
Just had this with dd in year two. She has moved down a reading level as teacher wants her to blend fluidly without quite so much sounding out. Teacher said she takes the first few weeks to sort where they all are.
Not worried about it at all.

You seem to be missing the point which is that teachers/schools in England must follow the National Curruculum as it is a legal document (other countries have their own curricula )

No, I'm not missing the point, that is exactly my point.

This is a document held in ridicule in many other English speaking countries, and English medium education systems, exactly because other "research" contradicts the "research" it is based on. Which is exactly what I was saying, this "research" is worth absolutely nothing, it isn't even proper "research" and it certainly isn't considered conclusive. Why do you think a decision made in England is more valid, or more reliable than a decision or judgement made elsewhere?

Is that why Australia is using the same research? Is that why the US Common Core uses the same research? Is that why New Zealand have used the research ?

I've not seen any evidence of the ridicule you refer to but regardless of what anyone thinks about the laws of a country we must abide by them. Or do you think they only apply if you agree with them?

Interesting tht you are chosing countries like Australia, who's education system has very similar problems to ours, and not countries like some African countries, where classes of double the size or more, and school careers of half the number of years turn out children educated to a higher standard....similarly with some countries in Asia,

Yes the English countries speaking countries that embraced whole language and/or Look and Say reading instruction are all reaping the same dire results

Which African countries?