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Following on from the thread about book bands/reading age expectations, what book band is your reception child on?

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Wornout8 · 14/05/2017 16:58

Genuine interested question to see how this varies from school to school, also is you child considered low, middle or high ability for reading, many thanks

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Misty9 · 14/05/2017 21:50

Ds reception class don't have banded reading books; he brings home random books from the class book corner to ensure parents are reading to their children. Is that bad?
I've got him pink band from the library and he can manage these, just.

mrz · 14/05/2017 21:54

Most children will be bring home books they are meant to read independently to parents as well as books for parents to share with them.

Millybingbong · 14/05/2017 21:58

This week she has brought home blue, green and orange. I know she has to fetch them from year one classroom.

She reads a lot and anything she can get hold of.

Misty9 · 14/05/2017 22:05

There's no way he'd be able read the books he brings home. Lots of Quentin Blake, factual books etc, and no one supervises what the children choose - or whether they change the book.

MiaowTheCat · 15/05/2017 05:18

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drspouse · 15/05/2017 21:49

DS, Jan birthday, is on 2 - what colour is that?
He can manage all but the longest ones OK, he just needs a bit more patience (ha!) but he's still struggling to remember many digraphs including some he did right at the start (confusing sh and ch).

drspouse · 15/05/2017 21:50

mrz DS brings home "reading books" which are his level 2 and "library books" which he picks for us to share with him.

drspouse · 15/05/2017 22:06

Oh also - some of the "level 2" and "level 3" ebooks on Oxford Owl seem to have a lot of "your child may not be able to decode these words" lists.

Is there a list of the ORT titles that are decodable- I think DS would like ebooks but I don't want to frustrate him.

Spoog1971xx · 15/05/2017 22:09

Dunno about bands but he's on ORT 6. He is the only English as a first language kid in the class and they only allow picture/ baby books. It's shit

DecisionsDecisions33 · 15/05/2017 23:03

My son is on green (ORT stage 5)

He is also doing 2 5 10x tables, doubling numbers etc

He's on top table very able

Naty1 · 16/05/2017 01:33

Blue band. They are not moving them up when needed. Mainly as they dont really listen to them read (every 3-4weeks).
So we have been reading orange/turquoise from reading chest for a month or so.
Though i think more annoying is that you cant have a new book daily.
I think this will matter less as the books get longer. But as dd cpuld read on starting these factors have made a huge difference to where she is.
I think the rest of the class are red-blue.

2014newme · 16/05/2017 09:44

Purple
At the higher end

2014newme · 16/05/2017 09:46

They can get new books daily.

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