oxford reading tree books
 

ok, this one is for parents of primary school age!
what stage should a 7 year old be while reading these books, my son is reading them and i want to know if hes doing well or not with the stages:rolleyes:

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panther they read are there own pace, i noticed that when reece was reading them, as long as you encourage him and have him reading them at home thats all that matters, the oxford books are pretty new and a lot better than the old books they used to have, i wouldnt worry about it

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I know flashy, but just want to know what most 7 year old are reading, so i have a idea if my son is doing well or not.

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they didnt do oxford when reece was 7, they had those new way books then

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Not sure about the stages!! My youngest is nearly 9 years old now, can't remember what stage he was on when he was 7.

You could always have a word with his teacher!

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is your 9 year old still on them slinky?

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My little boy is nearly six and he's on Stage 5.

But to be honest, I really don't think it matters what stage they're on as long as they're happy and understanding what they're reading. Zack's just at that fun stage when he's reading all signs and notices out as we walk/drive along.

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I think his teacher would be the best person to ask Panther, though I agree with Flashy children read at their own pace, not sure what stage Ellies on because her school have just changed their system to colour coded and the Oxford books are only read at home now they use different for lessons, I just try to make reading fun and do a bit every day.

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all schools use a different system. what are they like? do they have decent sentences?

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ALL schools should be on oxford books now, its part of the curriculum

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yeah.. but not al schools can afford new books when they have perfectly good ones already

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all schools get a yearly budget, believe me all schools should have these new books, there is something desperately wrong if they dont, its no good them having old books when life changes so much over the years, being an ex school governor i know these things

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the schools that i have worked in have been schools in deprived areas and most of the children couldnt read them even if they had them...

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deprived or not, most schools get the same or a similar budget every year, the LEA wouldnt allow a school to use books from say 10 years ago

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the schools money is eaten up by bi-lingual assistants, extra teaching assistants and special support assistants, some are also having to employ extra staff to control the children at break times and these are paid for by the school not the lea..the last place i worked at was a ks2 class and there were only 10 children out of 60 on a reading scheme all others where on free choice of picture books....