Since ds started y7 this September I've noticed that his spelling ability has gone down hill. Spellings have never come naturally to him but at primary he put the work in and generally got his weekly spellings correct, he also got 113 in his spag sats.
But his spelling has gone really downhill since starting secondary. He was screened (I think) at primary to double check if there was any dyslexia but no apparent issues reported. He's got a good grounding in phonics but seems to go blank on the rest of the rules when he's rushing his work in class or homework. For example last night one of the words he wrote was forbidun instead of forbidden etc.
Any ideas to help? Do secondary schools so eurgh the emphasis on spelling and just expect children to know the principles by age 11 or do they just encourage them to use a dictionary?
He's not a massive reader but I'm trying to encourage him - he rarely finds books that draw him in and he can't put down.
Any ideas of what I can do to support him at home? Or should I raise my concerns with his English teacher? I've noticed mistakes across all subjects in his school books.
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HeyMacWey · 29/11/2016 09:18
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