What age/year at school, would you put my Dc ar?

Pashpash24 · 26/01/2025 22:30

I wouldn’t worry. My son’s writing changed so fast from when he was 7 to when he went 8. As long as she can read and write she will be fine :)

Saffy255 · 25/01/2025 21:44

This is very like my friend's 4 year old's writing and sentences, she is in nursery, but is exceptionally bright. I'd say reception/ youngest in year in year 1 maybe.

OneBrickSeal · 25/01/2025 19:21

I wouldn’t worry too much, I’ve worked with top neurosurgeons in London and she has better handwriting than them 😜 or most doctors for that matter ❤️❤️

laraitopbanana · 23/01/2025 11:22

Nonstoprain · 20/01/2025 22:01

Yes

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is English her first language? What is her level in her first language is really what you need to look at in term of understanding/knowledge. Writing will come together and she will catch up the level with others.

HPandthelastwish · 23/01/2025 10:09

@WhenTheyComeForYou which is why I said it was a year or two after when she did it and having taught Secondary I have seen year 7s with SEN with similar writing like so it was a "how long is a piece of string" question without more info.

WhenTheyComeForYou · 23/01/2025 08:13

HPandthelastwish · 22/01/2025 21:11

She's 'Twice Exceptional', autistic and assessed as Highly Gifted via WISC with a particular gift for Verbal Comprehension although we didn't know officially how 'bright' she was until she was 13.

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Isn’t it worth putting that in a post then? I mean, she’s a far outlier so it’s quite irrelevant on this type of post where the poster is looking for estimations on where a child should be.

It’s like comparing salaries and Elon Musk saying ‘I earn trillions a year’. Well, great but that’s totally unachievable for 99.99% of the general population.

HPandthelastwish · 22/01/2025 21:11

WhenTheyComeForYou · 22/01/2025 20:02

Your daughter could do that independently, including the spelling, in nursery?!

If so, I’d be contacting Mensa!

At my child’s preschool, the best writer is able to write dog, and not great handwriting.

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She's 'Twice Exceptional', autistic and assessed as Highly Gifted via WISC with a particular gift for Verbal Comprehension although we didn't know officially how 'bright' she was until she was 13.

LittleScampi · 22/01/2025 20:53

pollymere · 22/01/2025 20:39

I'd buy her a handwriting practice book and get her practising letter shapes. I don't see anything wrong with that.

This is fine, as long as it is the correct script. DS has learnt something called Basisschrift, the G is unlike anything I have ever seen before! If I had taught him how I learnt to write a G, it would have been ‘wrong’. His school is strict on this, but obviously it might be different where OP lives

pollymere · 22/01/2025 20:39

I'd buy her a handwriting practice book and get her practising letter shapes. I don't see anything wrong with that.

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Nonstoprain · 22/01/2025 20:26

oakleaffy · 22/01/2025 20:20

The reading ability is good- It’s so important to be able to read fluently, and sounds like you have done a good job👍

It was me who mentioned the bitten nails, @Nonstoprain - I didn’t look at the rest of the hand much, just noticed the nails and thought the child might be anxious- Hope you aren’t anxious 🫣!
I have known people bite their nails at school as a stress relief, almost without thinking.

(Their parents bought them bitter aloes to paint on their nails- but it didn’t seem to work much.)😅

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My nails just never seem to grow really and I have the odd nibble…terrible really 😬 😅

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oakleaffy · 22/01/2025 20:20

Nonstoprain · 21/01/2025 22:32

Using phonics, taught by me, her reading is great. Her writing isn’t, but i’ve tried not to step in and teach it her, even though i’ve been itching to!

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The reading ability is good- It’s so important to be able to read fluently, and sounds like you have done a good job👍

It was me who mentioned the bitten nails, @Nonstoprain - I didn’t look at the rest of the hand much, just noticed the nails and thought the child might be anxious- Hope you aren’t anxious 🫣!
I have known people bite their nails at school as a stress relief, almost without thinking.

(Their parents bought them bitter aloes to paint on their nails- but it didn’t seem to work much.)😅

WhenTheyComeForYou · 22/01/2025 20:02

HPandthelastwish · 20/01/2025 15:43

DD could do that in Nursery but she's September born so average Reception / Year 1.

However I have also seen some year 7s write like that but they had SEN so it's a "how long is a piece of string" question.

Your daughter could do that independently, including the spelling, in nursery?!

If so, I’d be contacting Mensa!

At my child’s preschool, the best writer is able to write dog, and not great handwriting.

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Nonstoprain · 22/01/2025 19:59

pollymere · 22/01/2025 00:16

I did guess before RTWT. It's fair for six but not great. She could do with practising letter formation. I do wonder how you measured reading age - sounding out words isn't reading them. I'd be extremely surprised if she had a reading age higher than seven.

Why would you be ‘Extremely surprised?’

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Nonstoprain · 22/01/2025 19:58

pollymere · 22/01/2025 00:16

I did guess before RTWT. It's fair for six but not great. She could do with practising letter formation. I do wonder how you measured reading age - sounding out words isn't reading them. I'd be extremely surprised if she had a reading age higher than seven.

I used the same reading age assessment I used when I was a class teacher. I’m aware that just sounding out words is not reading them!
Did you read the whole thread and why her handwriting pales in comparison? She’s never been taught how to write properly.

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Sapphireblueeyes · 22/01/2025 13:51

4/5

fanaticalfairy · 22/01/2025 07:15

Nonstoprain · 21/01/2025 22:34

Because I don’t want her to be behind, I worry we aren’t making the right decision educationally, I worry if we bring her back to the uk, she would be behind…lots of reasons

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She'll catch up really quickly, she'll be ahead in other things. They all even out in the end.

Eml7 · 22/01/2025 07:14

Year 1

fanaticalfairy · 22/01/2025 07:14

Nonstoprain · 21/01/2025 22:32

Using phonics, taught by me, her reading is great. Her writing isn’t, but i’ve tried not to step in and teach it her, even though i’ve been itching to!

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Don't worry about it. She's writing and reading. It will all come in time.
The letters will be correctly formed and the right way round one day and, there'll be other kids that will have never written a word.

BusyMum47 · 22/01/2025 06:55

Overthebow · 20/01/2025 15:39

Age 4-5. Either an older reception age child or in year 1. Letter formation is comparable to reception year but sentences like year 1.

I agree ⬆️

FrodisCapering · 22/01/2025 06:04

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pollymere · 22/01/2025 00:16

I did guess before RTWT. It's fair for six but not great. She could do with practising letter formation. I do wonder how you measured reading age - sounding out words isn't reading them. I'd be extremely surprised if she had a reading age higher than seven.

pollymere · 22/01/2025 00:12

Anything up to Y2. I'd be thinking they needed support if they were in Y3. Ideally, Reception or Y1.

Shubbypubby · 21/01/2025 22:44

That should say in his English GCSEs. Kids progress at different rates. He was also very good at maths at primary but turned out to be fairly mediocre in the subject at high school.

Shubbypubby · 21/01/2025 22:43

OP she's still very young. DS really struggled with reading and writing at school, despite having a very good vocabulary and being mature in his speech. He didn't make much progress till high school and miraculously ended up with two sevens in his GCSEs. She's still got lots of time to progress and catch up.

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Nonstoprain · 21/01/2025 22:34

katepilar · 21/01/2025 21:22

Why are you actually thinking or possibly worrying about this, OP? @Nonstoprain

Because I don’t want her to be behind, I worry we aren’t making the right decision educationally, I worry if we bring her back to the uk, she would be behind…lots of reasons

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