My DS2 (recently turned 5) has been learning how to read for a bit more than a year. He was quite eager to learn phonics and all when age 3-4 so I started teaching him.
He started Reception on Blue book band and his teacher has not moved him from book band all year. He's in a guided reading group and reads at the level of the other kids, not been stretched to his level.
At home he reads Orange/Turquoise books.
Learning how to read seems to take him forever given that he knows 200+ of sight words and all of his phonics, blends etc.
What is holding me back? It seems like he's been plateauing for months.
With my DS1 he was behind his peers all of Reception and YR1 and then became Free reader in October of YR2.
My question is: what's your experience with reading? Does the penny suddenly drop or is it a steady progression?