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Marne · 11/05/2009 21:40

Dd1 5.2 (AS) was moved up a level in reading today and it says in her book that they might put her up another level or two in the next few weeks as she's doing so well.

She's been taken off the Biff and Kipper books and is now reading something else.

So proud of her (she's not bothered at all).

Sorry for bragging .

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5inthebed · 11/05/2009 21:42

Well done DD1!!! What lever is she reading at if you don't mind me asking?

5inthebed · 11/05/2009 21:43

Level even

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Marne · 11/05/2009 21:48

Level 3 (i think), i have been asking for her to be moved up for a while but the school seems a bit slow on reading, she reads at level 8 at home (we have the Oxford reading tree home pack). Fingers crossed they will put her up again next week. She has started reading poetry at home.

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Widemouthfrog · 11/05/2009 22:08

My DS did so much better once he came off the Biff and Kipper books.

Well done little Marne

Barmymummy · 11/05/2009 22:25

Ah thats great! Well done little Marne

5inthebed · 11/05/2009 22:36

Oh wow! Fab. My ds1 is 6 next week, and only at level 5/6 so well done!

sc13 · 12/05/2009 10:44

Brag away, Marne - there's plenty to brag about. Well done little Marne-let!!!

bunnyrabbit · 12/05/2009 12:20

Marne,
Congrats. Isn't it nice to be a proud mummy and have a good brag ?

Can I hijack and ask you about levels? At DS1's school they have colours so I have not a clue what this means nor do I really know what level DS1 (5.8) is at. I have to badger him to read most of the time (which is difficult as I don't get us all home till 6 and he is tired) so don't get a real idea of what he can't rather than won't read.

Where do you get oxford learning tree books and is it worth me getting them? How do you get them to read at home? He loves looking at his books (will literally sit for hours poring through books and magazines)and loves being read to but it's such a chore to get him to read.

BR

Frasersmum123 · 12/05/2009 12:34

Well done x

bullet123 · 12/05/2009 13:20

That's wonderful .

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Marne · 12/05/2009 20:56

Thank you, someone shut her finger in a door today at school and she's upset because she cant hold her books up to read them .

Bunnyrabbit- not 100% sure about colours, dd1 is on blue which is level 3, she was on green (level 2). If you look on the back of the book (at the bottom) it should say a level. Dd thinks red is level 4 but she could be wrong.

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Marne · 12/05/2009 20:58

You can get the books here

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bunnyrabbit · 13/05/2009 09:25

Oh bless her! Quick get the recipe stand out of the kitchen...

Just looked at her picture. What a cutie! My DS1 would love her (he's always got room for one more girlfriend even though he's married )

DS1's school put colour stickers on the front of the books. He's on Blue at the mo but I'm not sure if this is the same as the colours you are referring to.

Thanks for the links. These look similar to the books he's reading at school, we've certainly read Kipper books in the past. Is it worth getting these for his level?

Sorry again for hijacking your proud mummy thread.

BR

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Marne · 13/05/2009 10:42

Bunny- sounds like the same books as dd1 (they have blue stickers on the front), she's reading one about a girl called Lydia?
You DS looks like a cutie too, Dd1 likes the boys (more than the girls) as they have better toys .

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bunnyrabbit · 13/05/2009 11:50

mm not sure I remember that particular one but then I do try not to remember them as they are so inane!! There was one about a present a while ago that seemed to easy for him and yet he still had problems. I think maybe he memorises them and then just recites from memory instead of reading. Or am I just going completely mad?

Thanks anyway.

Yes he has fab toys, swords and guns and great dressing up stuff that his wife (who is two years older ) loves playing with.

Is it worth getting these do you think? Thought they might be more intesting as about real stuff/facts as aversed to the very basic stories?

BR

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Marne · 13/05/2009 12:26

Dd1 would love those books, she loves dinosaurs and i think reading facts is far more exciting than reading Biff and Kipper etc.., worth a try i think.

Dd1 loves poetry and silly rhymes.

I think sometimes dd1 reads from memories and sometimes she just takes in the first and last letter of a word and tries to guess the middle bit , they also guess the words by looking at the pictures .

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bunnyrabbit · 13/05/2009 12:52

Oh thank heavens for that. I thought it was just DS1 and his ASD. He doesn't have any LDs but... well .. you know how it is. I'm always fussing and worrying.

We have loads of dino books (and castles and animals and nursery rhymes and fairy tales) but I can't really expect him to read them as they are a bit advanced. I think I might get these as they are aimed at their age group so hopefully easy to read (or Guess form the piccies )

Does she read the rhymes/poetry herself?

BR

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Marne · 13/05/2009 13:09

She has one poetry.rhyme book which she reads herself each night before bed and she tries to write poetry, she has a thing about rhyming words (not sure if they are doing it at school maybe).

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bunnyrabbit · 13/05/2009 13:26

Wow! A budding poet. It really sounds as if she's streaks ahead. Wonderful [there really should be a pround mummy emoticon]

DS1 has been doing rhyming at school and will speak in rhyme but absolutely no way he'd write it down.

I should have had girls

BR

bunnyrabbit · 13/05/2009 14:13

Would your DD like there books

troutpout · 13/05/2009 14:19

well done little Marne

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Marne · 13/05/2009 15:54

Bunny-they look great, dd1 would love them, i might just have to buy them for her , she will be made up.

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