I have dts in Y2. I have a meeting with the teacher scheduled on Friday and could do with some help in how to approach this.
DD1 seems to be doing fine. She has always been in the top half of the class, fairly bright, a tiny bit easily put off but progressing steadily.
DD2 has always been trickier. She struggled a bit socially and had speech therapy. Her hand writing is poor although improving. However, she is has always been tagged as an academically bright kid. Last year her reading was strong, she was in the top maths group and was in the group who joined Y2 for phonics. Since joining Y2, her progress seems to have halted. She was put on the wrong reading books (they moved her down a level when she came back to school. We flagged this and was told it was a mistake). She's then been given the same book multiple times even though her reading record has been updated. I know this happens and it's no biggie but she's either had too easy a book or one she's read before more often than she's had the right one iyswim. Even though she is flying through these books and we've asked if she can move up, there has been no change but no feedback as to why either.
She's been moved right down in the phonics group and is with kids I know last year were mid/low ability tables. Her maths seems to have stalled as well.
She is a competitive madame and really seemed to enjoy being challenged which in the past but these days she just seems a bit 'meh' about school.
I know I need to talk to the teacher about all of this but wonder if I am expecting too much? I guess the other kids may be catching up a bit and she's just not progressing as quickly anymore but if so that doesn't sit quite right.
Any suggestion as to how best to phrase this without sounding like a pushy mother who has unrealistic expectations or is telling the teacher her job? Like I say, dd1 is doing fine, not stellar but fine and they are in the same class. I don't expect DD2 to be top of the class but this seems quite a worrying slip in ability and engagement.
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Meeting with the teacher Y2
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PhyllisWig · 31/10/2016 21:33
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