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reading books

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molk · 03/02/2010 13:15

just wondered if the ORT 'read at home' books at level 3, are the same difficulty as yellow level or book band three books from school?

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JennyPen · 03/02/2010 14:06

We have level 3 read at home, hmmm, not too sure about colours but thet are longer and much harder than level 3 that dd brings home from school if that helps. They are almost like level 4 school book equivalent.

thegrammerpolicesic · 03/02/2010 14:27

I think they're harder too. I think the premise might be that you are meant to read them first/ more with your child versus the school ones so that might explain it. Or that might be completely wrong and I'm barking up the wrong tree!

SeaTrek · 03/02/2010 15:42

I don't think they exactly match the book bands/ort levels, either.

I think read at home level three is ORT level 3-4

Read at home level 5 is ORT level 6-7

ellokitty · 03/02/2010 19:16

If you follow this link, it gives a rough guide to how the different books compare. My DDs school uses a range of books, but they seem to stay around the same level on here iyswim.

"www.kaleidoscopesets.com/downloads/IndividualRead.pdfreadinglevels"

ellokitty · 03/02/2010 19:17

Darn it, can't do links!
reading levels

Runoutofideas · 03/02/2010 19:26

Am only just getting to grips with this myself. DD gets sent home from school with red rigby rocket books which she finds really easy. She tried some Read at home books from the library and could happily read level 3 and 4. I thought they were comparable but maybe not....?

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