DS has just started Year 4 and as he has a summer birthday he is only just 8 years old.
The spellings he comes home with seem very difficult for his age. Pic attached. AIBU?
He struggles with written expression anyway and usually gets zero on all spelling tests despite reading well ahead of his chronological age. We are still trying to learn Year 2 spellings.
I know his spelling ability is unusually poor but that aside I think these words are hard for an only just 8 year old to be expected to spell...
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AIBU?
To think school spelling lists are unrealistic?
148 replies
ACupOfTeaSolvesEverything · 21/09/2019 09:25
OP posts:
Am I being unreasonable?
412 votes. Final results.
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You are being unreasonable
87%
You are NOT being unreasonable
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