By Year 3, children are expected to be reading fluently. But here’s the truth no one really says out loud… 👇 If your child hasn’t made that leap from phonics to fluent reading, the system is not set up to catch them. In Years 3 and 4, whole-class reading becomes the norm. Small groups replace daily decoding practice. And 1:1 support? It’s rare. Reserved. Limited. Often only for the children who are already several steps behind. So when you ask those big, important questions at parents’ evening