Is it too early in term to start questioning DS1's assigned 'reading books'?

[Legacy]

DS1 just started in a new junior school (Y3). Reading has always been one of his key strengths, and he's been reading quite advanced books by himself for well over a year. At his last (infant) school his teacher told me he had gone beyond their reading scheme range, and recommended authors and books we might get from the library.

So now he's come back from his new class in Year 3 with Oxford Reading Tree books, which he is actually quite offended by, given that he was told he's 'finished' them last year.

I'm not quite sure how to broach this with his teacher without sounding really pushy. However nor do I want him to be demotivated so soon in the new term/ class.

Is there any benefit to be still on this sort of reading scheme?

are the teachers giving them out in order to find out what level they are at (assessing the kids) ?

Could he wait a week and see what happens soon - maybe it is just so the teacher sees for her/himself where the kids are on the scale ?

teacher will not know he has gone beyond them, and he/she will want to see for herself what he can do - stick with it a few weekls

I think the 'assessing' has already happened. he said that she has already moved him from the initial level they all started on. He is now on the 'last box' in the classroom.

I can understand using reading scheme type books for non-fiction, as sometimes the information is presented in a more age-appropriate way, but the fiction books are just so banal!

You have to say to his teacher "my son is capable at reading at a level beyond this book you have given him, could you give him something more advanced please? - I could show you the sort of books he is reading at home, if you like".

Not pushy at all. Just stating fact.

In that case, I agree with Daphne - you need to ask for your DS to be pushed, or else he will get bored really fast.

It isn't pushy and doesn't need to be rude / challenging - not your fault they haven't got his reading level appropriate yet

Bide your time.

My DS is a brilliant reader, not so hot on numeracy, mind.

The first book he was asked to read (Yr2) he was mightily offended by. The second one was still easy for him but earned him 4 house points when asked to read it out loud. In essence within a week the teacher had copped on to the fact that he could really read.

You would want to see what came home this week. It is to quote him "rock hard Mummy"

So bide your time.

I wish I was not such a slow typist.

I have been superceded.

No - I think I will bide my time, as it's not going to hurt him for a few weeks. We will just supplement with more interesting books from elsewhere. I am sure all teachers are deludged with parents concerned with reading books at the moment...

Legacy - any progress on the reading books thing yet?

Hi Legacy, Think you are right to bide your time, have the same thing with my DS at the mo and it drives me wild but I think that after about 4 weeks they should be able to move him on. If not, do you have a teacher/parent meeting just b4 half term? That could be a good time to get it sorted. Also some schools have different ranges of books in their schemes (within the same "band") and some are far more challenging than others...
Good luck

Legacy, going through the same with Ds, he is a free reader and has been since early in REception and is now in YR1...came home with stage 3 ORT, which he did last year. I left a note for the teacher, she moved him to stage 4. He reads these in one minute flat, then we talk about the picture, but he looks at me like I am mad. Have said in his planner he finds the books easy, but no further progress. All his notes from his guided reading sessions say he is confident and reads well . We have a parents eveing in October, so I will raise it then. I don't want him to be bored, equally I don't want to give him to much, but surely there should be a balance? At the moment I supplement with trips to the library and Horrid Henry and Jeremy Strong books....