aibu to be annoyed at dc school?

[stitch]

it seems at the moment that i am constantly finding thngs to be seriously annoyed at dc school. so this may be a rant, and i will be happy to be told to get a life, andstop moaning about things.

the latest is this. dd is being kept on stage two reading, because the classroom does not have enough phonic based stage 3 or stage 4 books. and until the order comes through, she will be kept htere.
meanwhile at home, she is doing literacy work from the whsmith workbooks that is year two. she is at the beginning of year one. and, no she is nto being hothoused. if anything, i keep her back, because i dont want her racing ahead of her year 3 brother, as would be terrible for his self confidence.
the school has these books in the sencos room. but dd isnt allowed to access them.
so, aibu to be annoyed at school?

Keeping your dd back because of lack of books is crazy. They should give her worksheets rather than keep her on a book she has finished and you should keep complaining until they do something just to shut you up.

Do not apologise for your attitude - your dd is just at the stage of high enthusiasm for learning and you are right to encourage.

Personally I think phonics stink - look at www.realspelling.com which contends that spelling is much more related to meaning than sound.

Sod the school. Take her to the library and find something to keep her going from the young reader section.

yes, we do read at home. with two older brothers, and a mom who will happily spend spend spend on books, we have a vast library. she does read these.

this would also really annoy me too . I would keep nagging the school & get some books of her level at home, so at least she is doing what you know she is capable of. How old is she?

Sorry just reread and i see she's year 1, so 5-6 years old. Have you got the jelly and bean books - i found these fab and def think that's why my son has progressed so well wiht reading, also ruth miskin?

no, but i shall do a search for them
she is 5. currently at level 1c/b. which is what they are expected to reach at the end of year one.

What kind of books are in stage two reading at your dd's school? I'm slightly confused about this stage thing as I think dd's school must do things differently.

a lot of chip and kipper books, going of to the shops etc.
the propblem is that she can sequences and predict, and isnow getting lazy about sounding out the owrds, and will simply gues sthem. only when i make her go back and sound them out will she do them.
i am taking the advice of frineds andmumsnetters and just doing lots of other reading at home. she loves it. but, if this keeps up, she will be on stage five or so by the time the books come.

i don;t know why parents get so hung up on the stages of the books.. if your daughter cna read well, enjoys reading and reads a lot at home with challenging books, i don;t thikn it is taht important that she is not going up a stage at the mo. if it is only to do with waiting for an order, surely she will go up a stage when they arrive?

Since she is reading lots of books at her true level at home, i wouldn't worry.
It's not great that the school doesn't have the - but it doesn't seem to be affecteong you dd.

especially as you say you don't actually want her to race ahead!!

But exactly how long is it going to be for school to get the right books -- is the wait that unbearable? And won't a bright child race ahead anyway, as soon as they arrive? How is it harming Stitch's DD to tread water (reading wise) for a few weeks?

I got DD public library books as soon as she was able to read any of them.

Personally I would find that situation really annoying and unnacceptable. I was thinking you must mean some complex system, not just the levels of the readers themselves. Dd's Reception class had access to readers up to level 10. She's in Y1 too now and there's a huge range of books and reading abilities in her class.

I'd complain definitely. Only don't mention nuts

I understand why this bothers stitch. My dd's school only change her reading books once a week and although we do read lots of other things at home it would feel good to be having her reading ability assessed by a professional (her teacher) each week and to know you're on track / choosing the right level books at home etc. Otherwise what's the actual point for any children of reading at school?!

IF, lol, really out loud.
no, i wont mention nuts {grin] learnt my lesson on that.

it wont harm my dd, but it is annoying, considering how much money this school has. its financial resources etc. etc etc.

state school btw

dd's is a state school too. In a pretty deprived part of SE London. This sounds like a school that must be really struggling though if they don't have level 4 + books in Y1? Dd is no genius but she finished level 4 books a long while ago in Reception. So did quite a few others.

(glad I made you laugh by the way )

IF i meant, they have masses and masses of reosurces. relatively speaking si an affluent area. very active pta. vast sums raised with various fundraising activites. for example, they ahve a swimming pool paid for by the pta. interactive white boards in every classroom paid for by the pta. etc etc

That's a bit annoying, why can't they group all the books together in the infant library so that Y1s can just keep going, with the natural progression and confidence that gives.

Being kept back at school and progressing only at home is not ideal, but if you cannot change this I would not have a battle about it.

Can't remember that much about ORT stages except that at DS1 (state) school Stage 10 at the end of Y1 was above average but not exceptional. So those books should be available to Y1s I think.