Anonymous
Post 10/20/2016 07:31     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our K dd is bringing home letters, not books.


Our K DS is also bringing home letters - when he's bringing home anything at all. I'm sure it'll pick up, but so far we're not seeing much "reading" being taught


You're really going to have to do most of the reading prep at home.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2016 07:30     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
Anonymous wrote:
Trajectories will vary enormously and you cannot tell in K how they will develop. He has to enjoy the process. Please, don't ever push him.

DC1 was reading BOB books in K. He started on the Harry Potter series and went on a Roald Dahl binge in 1st grade.

DC2 was reading the next level up from BOB books in K. So far she has read Charlotte's Web, The Tale of Despereaux, Just So Stories, the first harry Potter in 1st grade.

I strongly suspect it's because my kids have seen me reading for pleasure ever since they can remember, that they got the reading bug too.

Those reading campaigns shouldn't be "read to your kids", they should be "read for yourself, and your kids will follow".


Pretty sure you have to read to your kids in addition to having them watch you read a book.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2016 06:58     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
Anonymous wrote:Our K dd is bringing home letters, not books.


Our K DS is also bringing home letters - when he's bringing home anything at all. I'm sure it'll pick up, but so far we're not seeing much "reading" being taught
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2016 01:01     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
I assume OP is asking how close to the top her kid is. At some schools the top kids are capped at level 16/J which is one year ahead. They start at 16 and end at J so make no progress but do work on writing.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 23:01     Subject: Re:What reading level is your K'er on?
My son is on 3 but he is almost 6 and spent the past couple of summers doing fundamentals with his grandmother who is a retired elementary teacher.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 22:31     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
She was at a 6 when they tested the first few weeks of school. She keeps pressing me to try harder books though. She loves to read. Her social skills need some work though.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 21:47     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
5. She was really interested in learning to read this summer, so we did BOB books (but only when she asked to read them). I work in the same school and there are a handful of K'ers at 12+, a few in the 3-6 range, and the bulk are in the 1-3 range, along with many students on reading behavior/concepts about print. They're all over the place. Some kids at this age are ready and interested, others aren't just yet.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 21:34     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
DC is at B.

Top group includes a handful of kids who can read chapter books but they are on D level books in class. It's not an issue of comprehension. The teacher explicitly told us they stop testing at D, one year ahead, for the beginning of K. This is a W school.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 21:23     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
3...apparently the kid can read better than he let on.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 21:18     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
Kids are all over the place in K. A great teacher makes a lot of difference. Right now my dd is in 1st, and the bottom 2 groups get special pull outs with the reading specialist.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 21:00     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
are you in a W cluster ES?
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 20:59     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
Our K dd is bringing home letters, not books.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 20:58     Subject: Re:What reading level is your K'er on?
My DD entered K not being able to read one word. She was still getting letters and sounds mixed up. I believe (but it's been a few years) that kids were expected to reach level 4 by the end of K. However, the school expected something more like level 6. My DD ended K reading on second grading period second grade level (I do not remember the corresponding number). My older child did not read until well into second grade. Both my kids are avid readers now (middle school and upper ES). It just clicks when it clicks.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 20:57     Subject: Re:What reading level is your K'er on?
I am not following your instructions but I thought you might find this interesting:
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2010/Surviving-Kindergarten/

I am not an educator but from what I have read, children learn at different paces but they generally converge in 2nd grade. Boys often take longer. There are many countries (e.g. Finland) which do not teach reading in kindergarten.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/finland-schools-kindergarten-literacy_us_560ece14e4b0af3706e0a60c

I am not diminishing any concern you might be having. You have another child and so you have experience and if your gut is telling you that your child is not making enough progress you should of course look into it.
Good luck
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2016 20:51     Subject: What reading level is your K'er on?
I used to say the only thing he could read in K was his name. He is just fine now in HS an avid reader.