oxford reading tree books

[blazey]

They had these books when I was at school. The colour names get more complex as the difficulty gets harder. Normally they'll start on red or blue, something like that, and as they get near the end the colours are named things like Olive (which I remember as being the more difficult) and maroon etc.

I wouldn't worry though, if you find he is a bit lower it might make you feel like your failing him or something and if you get frustrated then he'll sense it and feel nervous too. Its important that he ENJOYS the reading, thats just the main thing. Dont put pressure on him and he'll flourish.

Also encourage him buy letting him a book to buy at the shops every now and again, and ask the assistant what books are popular with his age group at the moment. They're usually knowledgable on the reviews and should be able to pick a selection that he'll enjoy.

England is quite advanced with teaching reading, many countries dont actually begin teaching children to read til 7 years of age, and many foreign students come her eto study at universities every year and can read and write english fine, and it'll be mainly down to them simply enjoying reading from a young age, not necessarily being top at the class.

[emamum]

some schools follow the teachigs of different schools.. a montesorri schools follows the montesorri way of teaching and some such as isaacs say that children shouldnt learn how to read before seve because they are not cognitively ready for reading and instead should still be settliing into education.. theres not so many in britain but loads in america.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by emamum23

theres not so many in britain but loads in america.

Enough said

[emamum]

theres a montesoori in skipton.. i quite like the montesorri way of teaching.. the child learns at thir own pace and the teacher follows the child. they put out the learning materials and let the child learn from it instead of forcing them to learn what the teacher wants. They learn specific things at key times in their development when they are most likely to be able to understand.Susan montesoori was the person that introduced school dinners and child sized tables and chairs in school..

[Gayle]

Maddie is above average in reading - she's 8 and she's read all the Harry Potter books and lots of others. She could read and write the alphabet before she got to school and didn't have any picture books (the first stage of Oxford reading) because she went straight on to books with words.

So, it was a bit of a shock for us when Zack didn't take to it quite so easily. In fact, it would be fair to say that it's only in the last couple of months that it's clicked with him and he's nearly six. He's had the same amount of home reading as Maddie had and we've read stories to them from an early age in exactly the same way. But he wasn't interested, he loved the stories but preferred us to tell them to him rather than him have to do the work. Like I said, it's all clicked and now he's reading everything and anything, we can't hold him back now (not that we'd want to).

My point with this very long tale is that kids all learn at different ages but it also needs a lot of perseverance from parents. We could easily have given up a year ago and not bothered about him reading well but we didn't. It's very frustrating when you've sat there night after night having to help him through the same books, but it's well worth it now.

[Stanleymad]

The oxford tree reading books are widely used for read alone or guided reading on higher stages, used in conjunction with assessment & reading progress guides for every level in infant/early junior stages. Every child is different & reads at different stages dependant on understanding & reading ability, also there is usually a huge difference in reading both at school & at home as long as both is done - then should be no worries. I used to do a reading assessment in school for 7-8 year olds, which was extra reading based on an assortment of books & different types on top of their reading book [which was mainly Oxford Tree], these children were average & below on their reading level for their age, after 12 weeks the poorest i had was 6mnths above the level they started on, so despite short time & the most important bit was gaging their reading interest, expanding on the standard reading book to incorporate, poetry, fiction, nnon fiction & rhyme. This had a big impact on their Literacy tests [English] like in comprehension tests, as well as improving reading - so it does benefit having extra reading doing a bit each day, both at school & at home, i proved a sceptical teacher wrong hehehehe

[blazey]

Originally Posted by emamum23

theres a montesoori in skipton.. i quite like the montesorri way of teaching.. the child learns at thir own pace and the teacher follows the child. they put out the learning materials and let the child learn from it instead of forcing them to learn what the teacher wants. They learn specific things at key times in their development when they are most likely to be able to understand.Susan montesoori was the person that introduced school dinners and child sized tables and chairs in school..

The problem with that laid back approach is the risk of the child being too certain of themself to try something new and risk making mistakes. Not all children are keen to learn, and therefore I dont think think that type of teaching is a wise choice to accomodate all types of child and personality.

[panther]

I always read with my child, he fetches 3 books a week home, andI think hes doing really well!
went on the web site....lost for words.... and did ...The burt reading test.......happy now it says my child as the reading ability of a 8.5 year old, not bad to say hes 7, well nearly

[BERNADETTE]

I think that Gayle raises some very valid points, you can't expect all kids of the same age to be at the same reading/writing/maths level. As long as you encourage your kids as much as you can they will pick the skills up eventually. It is no good saying to yourself other kids are further on if you know your child is doing their best that is all you can ask of them.

[panther]

some kids are good at some things, but bad at others, like ya say they can only do there best

[emamum]

at a montesorri school children cannot make mistakes because there is never a wrong answer. as long as the children learnt something from it thats what matters.