Is this normal re reading in reception?

[zifermama]

My DC2 is in reception, she's almost 5.5yrs. She's always loved reading / books so I was never overly worried about her learning to read. She has picked it up easily (unlike some other things)!

Anyway in her class she brings home 1 x oxford reading tree book per week to read at home with us, she's on the last book of level 4 now so I assume will go to level 5 next week. We normally read the 'school book' once or twice in the week but it's not very hard for her so that only takes 5 mins or so each time. Then she will read maybe 2-3 other short books of similar level I have bought myself level. These books are longer and a bit more challenging so not sure exactly same level but she enjoys them.

Anyway my question is this, today DD tells me she reads once a week to her teacher (I knew this) but that it's normally just half a book. Is this normal? I think that's approx 3mins 'reading time' with the teacher ah the rate she reads. Obviously we are doing more but I feel that because she's already met the 'expected level' they're not bothering to push her forward much. She could easily read a book a day from these levels (and would like to) but I asked and was told she just gets the one a week plus she can take some others from the 'free shelves' but that's not 'recorded' if you see what I mean.

I just wondered if this is the norm and we should expect a similar set up in Yr1?

As people have pointed out, 3minsx 30 children is an hour and a half a week of time when teacher is not teaching the class. But also factor in change over time! So that's probably a half an hour a day of class time gone listening to each child just once. If the teacher was to listen twice a week that's an hour a day. While the rest of the class does what?? Activities??

You know your child can read. So does the teacher. It's one of the hardest things to do in a class of 30 , listen to each child even once a week!

My Y1 son has very rarely read to a teacher - just a short bit to check he is ready to move up book levels. He is right at the the top end of his class in reading ability (and age) and they I know we read almost daily. I wouldn't want them to waste limited resources listening to him reading when others are struggling or have parents who do not read with them for one reason or another.