Reading records in Year 5/6

[AugustRose]

I'm just curious to know if your schools still using reading records for the older children or more able children.

DD2 (10) hasn't really used hers since Yr4 as she is a very able reader, doesn't read to me (although we do talk about the books she has read) and her Headteacher knew she read a lot of books at home so she wasn't bothered about it. They do guided reading at school which is recorded by the teacher.

We got a new Head last year and he was surprised that some of the older children didn't use their records and wanted them to but didn't really force it.

This year he is insisting that they use them. DD and others in her group are advanced readers and I don't understand the need for them. I know reading records are helpful for younger and reluctant readers.

Do your children still use them? I know it's a minor issue but it is one of a few and maybe I'm just nit picking.

You need to stop points 1,2,3,7&8

I've found the opposite Starlight ...children readily admit that they haven't read aloud to anyone but mum (usually) has signed anyway. It's usually pretty obvious when they don't know much about the book they are supposed to have read.

I did mean the parents lie not the children.. I wasn't clear.

Yes it's still part of GCSE exams ...there's a very moving video from Channel 4 Educating Manchester trending on social media.

Of course I do mrz. Any ideas?

Though that would be derailing this thread and would probably be a thread on its own.

(If you could tell me how to make them not afraid of being in a place in the house where they can see 'dark', or know dark exists behind curtains it would be really helpful!)

I'm mean if they didn't read when asked they lost privileges so rarely argued.

We have reading records right the way up to year 6, and they give (small) prizes at intervals for reading 4 times a week or more (they can pick up missed days by reading extra too)

I think it's a bit ott once they're fluent readers. Dd1 and dd2 used to read so much I just let them fill it in themselves with what they were reading. Ds is less of a reader, but his choice tends to be rather technical "How the Spitfire was developed" type books which are rather boring to read aloud. So I read with him a fiction book from my collection currently reading "The Hookwinkers" by Monica Edwards, which he enjoys and will choose to read to himself at times.