ORT Levels.. how do they work and what age group is an average for Level 10?

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We don't really do 'ORT Levels' at dds school but she has an ORT Level 10 reading book at the mminute and I wondered (after seeing other threads on here) whether it would be an opportunity to gauge her reading 'age' iykwim

TIA

in fact I am going to buy some songbirds as a gift to reception

they have the most crappy old books that the reception teacher loves - 'Monster' books,circa 1970 I reckon

pirstae adventure. wherethe pirates give them a party. dd2 really enjoying it.

she read 'dont be horrid henry' at the weekend as well.

That's the one misdee!

Horrid Henry is fun, although ds1 did morph into Horrid Henry so we had to take the books away for a bit! He is reading Swallows and Amazons atm - good wholesome stuff though it's a bit slow going...

Urgh. DD2 now starting ORT and I have to read all the damn books for the third time, somebody help me, pleeeeaaaase. (Must've missed Aneena's Academy though perhaps we'll get it this time! )

I had a look on the ORT site and have decided that the book dd had was so old they must have changed the levels since that book was published lol

I don't think the current level 10 is the same as the level 10 she has.. she brings homw books published before I was born lol

Sorry to hijack, but DD1 is on level 7 (June birthday, year 1 so nice and average ) can anyone recommend 'free reading' books that would be good for her, she is very keen to have her own reading books at home.

My Naughty Little Sister?

DD loves reading these

my local library has a great selection.

The early reading usborne ones and the ladybird fairy tales level 3 and 4 are particularly good. Also this range is fun - all available in my library!

dd2 likes reading all her old picture books - Pumpkin soup, hairy mclary, Dogger, Mog etc

bratnav, you've got about a month before she starts demanding rainbow fairies (if you haven't got the whole set already). be warned.
and Horrid Henry - we love! some of them come in an 'easier text' version so they can build up their stamina.
I'd be whizzing her off to the library every saturday

i might try dd2 on horrid henry

although she isnt quite at the lots of text stage yet

Thanks for the suggestions, is it ok to give her books like the rainbow fairies that she might struggle with slightly? Just a bit worried about knocking her confidence.

ds is in reception and on stage 5.

We read the pirate one a couple of weeks ago, followed by one about a draggon that wanted to eat floppy for supper!

Emily's Legs Enid

can't google as too rushed

but dd likes that and she doesn't like lots of text - it has many pictures

ooht hat looks great

i like you cappy will you come and move to dorset and be my friend

okay no problem

actually did like your neck of the woods when we were down there on holiday

I will of course have a list of demands

first one is a lampshade budget for dh who got over-excited about that shop where you could commission your own

hmm ok

you must be amusing and supportive of me at all times in return

hmm is tall order

depends how high lampshade budget is

bratnav - has she got all the felicity wishes and angelina ballerina? DD1 had them from little when we read them to her, but then discovered she could read them herself. I was a bit worried by the rainbow fairies (not just in a pink stereotyping way I mean) as it seemed a big jump, but once they 'get it' their stamina can pick up quite quickly... maybe try one and see? Short steps with lots of praise - or alternate paragraphs with her? Next birthday she'll get about 15 anyway, so might be worth being prepared... It seems to be a rite of passage here...

I do regret not taking you up on invite to your house for cup of tea

you are always welcome

a lovely bookshop owner once told me not to buy any Rainbow Fairies ever

she said that kids are getting so used to pre-packed simple stories with no real emotional depth that they can't cope with the kind of fiction that we would have read at that age

as are you if ever drifting in direction of Lakes

my locla bookshop lady refuses to stock them

hence I support her with all my pockets

so is rainbow fairies BAD or GOOD