Hi!
My reception aged son is pretty good at reading and not so good at writing. At parents evening I was told that they need to "bridge the gap" which is fine, however teacher did keep putting a major ephisis on his writing ability (or lack of). She said his writing is of a level expected for an august born reception boy but nowhere near his reading ability and so my question is...just because a child is advanced at one thing, should he be equally good at the other? This is what I thought she was getting at?....I have never been worried about his writing, it's perfectly normal, from what I can see for his age. Is too much being expected of him?
Also if a child can spell, say "window" of the top of his head but then spells it differently when it comes to written work, is that weird??
Thanks xx
ps. I appreciate the school working to improve his writing, she's a great teacher, i Just assumed writing and reading were different skills no to be compared with?
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ilikenoodles · 29/04/2013 13:45
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