What age is the child who did these spellings?

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And what age would you expect the child to get these words right?

The child in question asks me to give them words to spell, they think it's fun. I'm not forcing "work" on them in the holidays.
The correct spellings are my writing, the first set is my child's.

How is their writing in terms of punctuation and use of capitals? Some of the way they've spelt things reminds me of my middle DS who has dysgraphia. It's a specific learning disability with relation to those areas of written communication. The writing looks neat, but those spelling words are easier than what my 10 year old does. My DS is working a year plus ahead in maths and reading is at level and he does well in oral presentations, but he really struggle getting the thoughts on to paper in a form that others can actually read. I'd ask his teacher how you can help him with this.

I couldn't spell at that age. I was a prolific reader and great at comprehension. In secondary school they brought in a new marking system to cater for how bad I was. Instead of me losing all marks for spelling they did a mark out of 10 for content and a separate one (usually 0-2 for me) out of 10 for spelling and punctuation.

I was given extra lessons but it didn't really click until adulthood, during my uni years. Now I'm pretty good for most words and spell checker helps with the rest.

One of my kids was similar but has also improved as an adult.

It hasn't negatively impacted me at all.

Encourage reading and a joy of language, try not to fret and focus too much on spelling in case you impact on their confidence.

It looks like they've got the phonics/sounds like so focus on pointing out the anomalies when they crop up

Last year was the first year the school raised any concerns regarding emotional/social "issues" (I hate that word)

My child is displaying a lack of concentration and daydreaming. Unless it's maths. Logic like that is easier for them than this. Anything to do with writing sentences or imaginative stuff is a huge battle.

Youngest is on neuro developmental pathway and possibly dyslexic. Possibility is high with older child too I believe.

What I find interesting is they can read these words (and more difficult) perfectly but spelling them is harder. Is that unusual?

We'll see what the new school year brings. Thank you for everyone's opinions and suggestions. Very helpful and insightful.

I had the same situation with my now 14 year old, also Scotland. My DS seemed to have their own spelling system, so all the words were recognisable but incorrect. I worried about it in the later years of primary and spoke at length to the teachers but it hasn't held them back, or been an issue at high school at all.

Because the bulk of their learning and writing is digitally based the spelling can be easily checked and corrected and spelling is catching up with peers. They are very creative and not academically minded so I wonder if it's just them, coupled with some of the phonetic learning methods just not landing with them when they were younger.

I'm a bit of a stickler for grammar so (cue multiple errors in this post ) this comes up a lot in our conversations (disagreements!) but being an old gimmer (I was schooled in a 1980s grammar which felt like the 1950s...we did Latin) I wonder if what we learn/why we learn/how we learn has just shifted so much that writing/spelling just hasn't got the same weight as it had.

Could be a bright 5 year old to any age, although the handwriting suggests someone in KS1 - Y3

My 11 year old DC is the same. Very bright, brilliant at maths, ahead of age for reading etc but can't spell for toffee

Having been a KS2 SATS marker for more years than I care to remember, I would say that these spelling attempts for a 9 year old are pretty good. they have learned different spelling patterns but are not always using them correctly eg ‘queshtion - question’ they know to add ‘tion’ but has also spelled is as it is spoken ‘sh’.

Dd 2 is 10 going in to p6. I imagine hers would be similar with random words like this that aren't in blocks of sound patterns etc

It is very common for children to be able to read words with ease but find it more difficult to spell them.

My advice would be, when practising spelling, to stick to a spelling pattern. So, words all containing 'ou' for example. With some easier ones thrown in, such as out, about.

Its mumsnet, though😂

Could be an advanced 4/5 year old or could be a 10 year old who finds spelling tricky.

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My DS has a very spikey profile. His reading is age appropriate, his vocabulary well above his age. His spelling, ability to rhyme and segment words is well below his age. He was assessed aged 12 and his scores ranged from age 7 to 21.

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My 11 year old DC is the same. Very bright, brilliant at maths, ahead of age for reading etc but can't spell for toffee

My 7 year old is the same, I've bought him a notebook and fancy gel pens so he can keep a holiday diary while he is away with my parents for the week.

You asked at what age a child would they get these spellingsright, I would say 8 maybe. They look a similar level to the year 3 common exception / high frequency words. Certainly not yr1 age 5-6, I don't agree with that suggestion at all.

I would suggest you get your DC assessed for dyslexia. My DD was assessed at 10 as her spelling didn't match up with her other skills. She was a bookworm and a good reader, and good at maths so dyslexics may be fine with reading . She was like your DD with good phonetic spellings at this age! It's worth also getting their working memory checked as this is often an issues with dyslexics. My DD hasn't needed any extra help due to her dyslexia but does get extra time in exams. I think it was a huge confidence booster to her to know why she struggled with spelling.

My Dd struggles with spelling and looks likely to be dyslexic according to a screening. It's spelling that's flagged this rather than reading.

Also may have inattentive ADHD, this causes a child to appear as a daydreamer and have trouble focussing on things that are not that interested in (can hyper-focus on things they are interested in) and also goes hand in hand with dyslexia

We are using nessy spelling at home now to try to commit high frequency words to the long term memory.

Looks a lot like my 7 year old's spelling, all phonetic. I am nervous that his spelling isn't good but I'm reassured by this thread that it seems normal. At 10, I would expect it to be a bit more accurate.

We're in Scotland too, so just going into p3.

DD was correcting her teacher’s spelling at 5 years old, and would have got virtually all the ones on your list right. She read avidly from age 2, and had a photographic memory for words, spellings and story plots. Autistic, with an IQ of 166. So I can’t guess what age your own child is - I don’t have an average benchmark to guide me.

Those are consistent with my 6 yr old. My 8 yr old is lucky enough to find spellings very easy and would have got all of the right at 6.

I was going to say 6 or 7ish.
At 10 I'd be looking into ways to help them with their spelling and handwriting.

They may well be dyslexic. The use of technology and ipads in school is a great support for dyslexic pupils with their writing. If P6 in Scotland they should be getting an individual ipad for school use.
Those spellings are not what we would teaching going into P2 though.