So… DD’s school dropped the weekly spelling tests in Y1. Instead all the children were sent home with the first 100 High Frequency Words and a note to parents, asking us to work through this with our child and then ask for more when they’re ready. Meanwhile, in class they did paired spelling work with a child of different ability level.
DD is an advanced reader and naturally good at spelling so, in Y1, she raced through the 300 HFW and a Y3-4 spelling list the teacher provided (from twinkl) and a series of harder words (such as submergible, interruption, supersede, suburban, irreparable) and it all drifted along in a fluid way – we did some when we felt like it at home. This seemed somewhat haphazard but did give her some challenge, at her own pace.
In Y2 they are doing weekly spellings (and sentences). I’ve just realised (from this other thread) that they are working through the (non-statutory) spellings list for Y2 that can be found in this document at a rate of 10 spellings per week – and my heart has sunk a bit. This is going to take a while at this rate, and is not going to challenge DD at all.
Should I just accept that the weekly test will only take a few minutes and it doesn’t really matter, or should I be expecting the teacher to provide some additional challenges?
It’s parents’ evening in a couple of weeks. What can I reasonably expect, ask for?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Join our Primary Education forum to discuss starting school and helping your child get the most out of it.
Primary education
Spellings, Y2 – are they allowed to get ‘ahead’?
12 replies
Ginmummy1 · 06/10/2017 11:25
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.