dd1 is 6 nearly 7,she is very articulate and bright.We have been reading books to her since she was a baby and she loves books.However she is really struggling with her reading and writing and is behind the rest of her class.I expressed my concerns when she was in reception but was basically fobbed off as hysterical.
When she started Y1 she was given the Biff and Kipper books but when i spoke to her
teacher and voiced my concerns again,she changed her books to the (?)Red rooster books i think .
She progressed slightly but is still not grasping this reading and writing lark.
She is getting very frustrated and is not keen to practice writing when asked.
She does often write little notes on her own but it can be complete gobbledey goop or sometimes words are readable.
She gets B ,P ,D and S mixed up.She still isnt understanding Capitals and she will try and write a word how it sounds eg Whosh is Wash.
I dont know how to explain this to her??????
She still often gets her name mixed up too.
Dp reads with her every night after school and does storytime each night as i am out at work mon-fri evening.
What else can we be doing to help her?
Is it worth getting private tuition after school 1 or 2 days per week?
Cost would be an issue for us but my parents have said they are willing to help.
Should i just look in the yellow pages or is word of mouth better?
Thanks in advance