My twin sons are in Y1 at a 'good' local state primary. Their classes are large...32 and 33. This followed a successful appeal by 5 parents when the school was oversubscribed.
Last year, it all seemed fine. An extra TA was provided for the 5 extra children, but she's not there now.
I feel like I am teaching my children more than I should need to. Perhaps my expectations are too high...I went to independent schools so had small classes and was pushed.
I have no idea how bright my children are....they seem bright but not exceptionally so to me, but all I hear from teachers is very vague statements.
The teachers this year are lovely but I don't feel confident with what my sons are doing at school. Their numeracy is good. Their fine motor control, pencil grip and handwriting are shocking and they never make progress with it at school, only at home. They left Reception on Stage 5 ORT. Over the summer, they read a lot and sprang forward. I spoke to the teacher of one of my sons at parent's evening in October and said I didn't think he was learning anything from the home readers. She assessed him, agreed and moved him up to level 8.
My other son was getting something from the level 5 readers back in October so I didn't address anything to do with reading for him.
Both boys can now read level 11 or 12 fluently and with expression at home, and read lots of chapter books etc. I know they will be on a much lower level at school for instructional purposes but the green books aren't helping one at all, and the other I think.is ready to move on too...but since parent's evening in October no teacher or TA has listened to either of them read. They say they don't do guided reading or read to parent helpers either.
Do I bring it up again or just leave it?
Thanks and sorry for the essay.
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Should I be talking to the teacher? Or just keeping quiet?
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Snowglobe18 · 30/11/2015 18:46
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