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

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Nonstoprain · 20/01/2025 15:37

Looking at this?

What age/year at school, would you put my Dc ar?
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ScattyOnlySomeOfTheTime · 20/01/2025 17:51

Similar to my dc reception class. Just turned 5 last week

FloppySarnie · 20/01/2025 17:50

My child could write like that when they started school but they were a very, very good early reader and a very good writer. For full disclosure, they really, really struggle with maths so this isn’t an attempt to brag. However, there is a huge range is what kids can do and there are some year 2/3 kids who can’t write and spell that well. The spelling is fine, it’s the handwriting which isn’t so good - but obviously this is age dependent. If they are 4 it’s fine, but if they are 11 not so much!

anyway OP, you’ve had 6 pages of responses now. Are you going to put us out of our misery? Are you going to tell us they are 3?????

User28473 · 20/01/2025 17:49

Either a home schooled child, an advanced child who hasn't started reception yet or an older child with SEND. It's hard to judge, as the letter formation is not how is taught in schools (sticks/dots, not left to right up and down and mix of capitals at this early stage of writing) but the spelling is above this stage of early writing/isn't typical for a child learning early phonics but may be for a child learning autonomously.

Dishwashersaurous · 20/01/2025 17:47

Op are you worried that your child is behind? In which case talk to the teacher about how you can support.

Or do you think that they are very advanced and actually they are two and writing.

BobbyBiscuits · 20/01/2025 17:43

About five?

hazelnutvanillalatte · 20/01/2025 17:35

LostMyLanyard · 20/01/2025 17:18

Haha when did you last teach in a nursery?? Writing and phonics are not taught explicitly in nursery 🤦‍♀️ I'm saying this as a Deputy Head with 32 years experience.

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These threads always bring out ridiculous replies

Taigabread · 20/01/2025 17:33

This to me looks like a child being taught at home.
Schools don't let kids write in biros it's not good for them developing their hand strength as barely any pressure needed to mark make. The mixture of capital letters and small makes me think this too, and the fact that someone has marked corrections on with the same red pen a child has used.
It also looks like they haven't worried too much about letter formation as prob just thought it's brilliant the child is writing, but schools really work hard on letter formation and with good reason - it might be a bit boring but habits are formed early.

Dynamo101 · 20/01/2025 17:33

an able 3/4 year old, maybe partially self-taught, a typical 4-6 year old, or a 7+ year old with some level of learning difficulty.

Whenthebeatkicksin · 20/01/2025 17:30

Reception, based on handwriting, sentence structure and spelling.

I'm surprised at those suggesting older.

Blondeshavemorefun · 20/01/2025 17:30

Looks like how my daughter wrote at beginning of reception so 4.5

large letters. Not right spelling but sounding the word

oohyoudevilyou · 20/01/2025 17:30

Year 1 probably, especially since it's his/her weekend news ... and I think it's a child who hasn't yet learned how to form letters properly (which may be due to poor teaching, or child just not being interested in writing)

Maddy70 · 20/01/2025 17:29

Reception

Oldglasses · 20/01/2025 17:27

About 5?

metellaestinatrio · 20/01/2025 17:27

Y1, or an advanced Reception child. Those digraphs (ea) and (aw) aren’t learnt until the summer term of Reception at my DCs’ school. My summer born boy’s handwriting was a bit like this early in Y1, but is much better in Y2.

moose17 · 20/01/2025 17:25

4-5

Butterfly123456 · 20/01/2025 17:24

4? My son writes like this, he is in Reception.

ELMhouse · 20/01/2025 17:23

@Nonstoprain well!?? I'm excited to find out if your child is 1 year old and writing so exceptionally!!

PeloMom · 20/01/2025 17:22

I’d also say 4-5 yr old.

RafaistheKingofClay · 20/01/2025 17:21

Reception /Y1. There’s a big disconnect between the letter formation and the spelling and content.

The letter formation is definitely more reception but I’d be reasonably ok with the rest for January y1.

That being said, I’m guessing your child is older.

Superhansrantowindsor · 20/01/2025 17:21

I’d say 5- reception age.

Beverlymacker1 · 20/01/2025 17:20

Nonstoprain · 20/01/2025 15:37

Looking at this?

Year 2/3

Marianus · 20/01/2025 17:20

DinosaurMunch · 20/01/2025 16:50

Well only 2 of my daughter's class mates could even write their own name at the beginning of reception so your child sounds pretty exceptional.

Beach spelled with ea has only been covered in year 1 by my daughter's class.

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As a TA, I find that most children enter reception knowing how to write their own name so I think your DD's class is unusual. Most tend to learn at nursery, if not at home.

BlokeHereInPeace · 20/01/2025 17:20

4 years and three months.

What's the prize for closest guess?

Redcandlescandal · 20/01/2025 17:20

5

JandamiHash · 20/01/2025 17:20

Based on the writing - honestly no clue. Anything from age 4 to age 8. Some kids just don’t have that neat a handwriting and it’s really not worth worrying about they’ll get there.

Based on the very cute fingers - aged 5-6