Dc's teacher told me that dc seems to have a listening issue. Dc seems to day dream at carpet times and then doesn't know what to do once dc's at the table. So someone will have to explain to dc all over again. I believe dc is a late bloomer. Dc wasn't ready for school in yR and only started reading and writing in year 1. By y3 dc's age reading 9+, spelling 11+ and writing 3c (went up whole level in six months). So it has been a huge progress in my opinion. In terms of writing dc writes how dc wants to write rather than the ways the teacher s asked them. However dc's still got a personality of age 5/6. At home dc cannot read a book for more than 4/5 minutes at a time so now we read twice a day instead of just night time. Dc loves magazines because they contain short stories, activities and competitions to keep dc entertained throughout. Dc can spend most of a day or weekend with a magazine. Dc knew there s a problem as during the last few days dc was rather uneasy about the parents evening. Afterward I told dc to pay attention to the teacher from now on. Dc was just trying to hold back tears. I think it is very demanding expectation from a young child unfortunately that's the education system. I just want to find a way to help dc develop the attention span.
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