Collins Big Cat Reading Lions - Level 1,2,3: Fluent Reading at Home - 18 Books Box Set Collection

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Big Cat Reading Lions help you to support your child’s reading development at home. Each book in the series has been created by leading children’s authors and illustrators, and carefully levelled by educational experts, meaning you can enjoy reading with your child at every stage in their reading journey. The book band system is invaluable for schools, but it’s not a system optimized for reading at home or 1-to-1 tuition situations like homeschooling. It’s a system made for teachers and classrooms. As a parent, don’t get caught up in book bands outside of a supervisory capacity. It’s great to be able to understand the system and keep an eye out for slow or too rapid progress, or as is often the case, your child’s reading book not matching their reading level, but that’s pretty much the most use you’re going to get out of it. The Reading Lions series contains 6 clear levels from First Reading to Independent Reading, allowing you to select the right books for your child

Sometimes you may find a book that has two book bands marked on the cover. These are called dual-banded books, and they have been written for children whose chronological age is higher than their ‘reading age’. These books tend to be about topics and experiences that are relevant and interesting to children in Key Stage 2, but with words and sentences that best support their current reading level. So, for example, if you found a book with a Pearl (18) and Green (5) label, it would be written for a Year 6 child reading at book band level 5.The early book bands correspond with the phonetic stages. During all these bands, children read aloud and the focus is squarely on learning how to read fluently whilst understanding what’s being read. These are the reading scheme based book bands. The system ensures teachers and parents can be confident that children are reading books matched to their current reading ability. Furthermore, the system means that children can develop independent reading habits by choosing suitable books based on their interests and preferences, which helps to foster enjoyment and a love of reading.

Step 2: Let them decide if it’s at the appropriate level using the five finger test. The Five Finger TestCreated to support your Key Stage 2 struggling readers, ensuring that your pupils practise their decoding skills with books that appeal to their maturity. Each title features illustrations, photographs and subject matter suitable for KS2 children at an accessible KS1 book band level. Big Cat Letters and Sounds 7+ For more details, Booklife has produced an excellent leaflet on what children are expected to achieve in each band. There are 19 bands in the Book Banding system for different levels of primary-aged readers. These bands are numbered 0 – 18 but are more frequently referred to by their colours, from Lilac (the first band) to Pearl (the last band). Each band contains fiction and non-fiction books, and some of them also contain poetry and playscripts.