my DS is in Y1. He is currently on ORT level 8 and is a confident reader, although not exceptional in anyway. He tends to read things in his head a lot and seems to have really "got" reading over the last term or so.
However he has just been moved in to a phonics class in YR. His teacher while he was in YR never raised any issues with his phonics and his current teacher didn't mention any concerns at last terms parents evening. So it feels like it is a new thing to me.
We have parents evening next week and I want to talk to the teacher about what feels to me to be a disparity. But I'm struggling to frame my questions, I don't want to sound like I think he should be in a different phonics group if that is the level that is most suitable, but equally I would like to understand more about the learning process which is going on.
Is the phonics important for reading, or are there other implications that I'm less aware of - such as spelling/writing?
Any thoughts much appreciated. Thanks.
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Is there a mismatch between my DS's phonics understanding and reading?
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MrsCakesPremonition · 10/03/2014 16:57
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