...... to be fed up with the amount of homework my 7YO gets?

[fedupfrida]

My Year 3 child gets what i think is a LOT of homework and it's starting to cause more and more family stress, especially at weekends.

It doesn't help that she hates doing homework and would rather be playing (which 7YO wouldn't?) but here's a list for a normal week;

Times tables,
2 or 3 pages from a Maths workbook,
10 spellings
2 (yes 2) book reviews per week,
Literacy/Science homework (usually a piece of writing, reading comp etc)
Reading every night.

How much does your Y3 child get and am i BU to be fed up of the sheer amount of time it takes and eats into our precious family time at weekends?

You accused someone else of not being a teacher earlier on this actual thread so a bit rich to get huffy about it now the shoe is on the other foot 😂

I would definitely limit homework at primary. Daily reading (that isn't really work, it's a basic element of parenting)

Again, no, it is not, Pengggwn! Sending reading books home only started about 30-40 years ago. As I said upthread, we were literally not allowed to take home anything from school. And, even bookish homes like my own, didn't normally have books simple enough for a beginner reader to read to a parent. This only really started when the supermarkets started stocking the Ladybird Keyword reading scheme. I do think sending reading books home is a 'good thing' but whether it is work or not really depends on the child; some, like DS, rattled through them and seemed quite pleased to be doing so, but with some DC it would definitely be a chore.

Fair enough, it is changed times; you are free to tell today's parents whatever you like about what they should be doing with their child. However, it is not a matter of opinion that daily reading (eg the child reading books sent home by the school) is a basic element of parenting, because it is not: it is a fairly recent phenomenon.

My DD is in Y1 and has just turned 6.
She has 1 literacy activity, 1 numeracy activity and handwriting practice. This is done at the weekend.

She also has 2 reading books, 1 library book and phonics practice to do several times a week.

And by 'reading with their child' I am including reading the books you, the parent, provide.

You are being obtuse; what exactly do you mean by 'reading with'?

" I think anyone not reading daily with their child needs to have a word with themselves "

Pengggwn, I hardly ever read to my ds a bedtime story. Not my culture. I started to read with him regularly (listen to him read aloud ) only after he started school because it was homework. He already loved reading books by then.

I don't remember my parents ever reading books to me, or reading to them. But I always loved reading books from really early age. Still do.

No, you still haven't answered my question regarding your very simple point and you know fine that you haven't. But to make it easier, by 'reading with', do you mean reading your children stories, or do you mean having them read to you from the the reading books that are sent home from school for homework? Because these are 2 very different things!

The dreaded homework, my 9 yr old gets:
20 spellings in English.
10 Spellings in Irish.
Maths every night.
Reading (x2 books) every night.
Comprehension every night.
And a free learning type excercise every night.
Music every night.
Music and lines for xmas play every night.

It's ridiculous, she gets v frustrated and I don't blame her! The homework is because teachers haven't got the time to do what they should be doing and plus the school day is shorter here

That's a lot of homework!

The point I am making is that you have now changed the goalposts regarding your earlier post and using the rather non-specific term 'reading with' in order to do so.

I would definitely limit homework at primary. Daily reading (that isn't really work, it's a basic element of parenting),

In this you were refering to daily reading set as homework eg listening to the child the reading the books sent home from school as specified by the school. I stated that in only recent years has this been a basic element of parenting. You then said this was a matter of opinion. You then went on to use the term 'reading with' to include reading stories to your children in order to justify your opinion. But it is quite clear that this in not what you were refering to in your earlier post.

How do you teach her to spell if not 'by rote'?

What’s the evidence base for teaching spelling by rote rather than the many other methods that appear to be out there, particularly those focused on those who find it harder?

I teach this age group. Most parents would be thrilled if I set this much homework.

I give 10 spellings and reading every week. Plus a phonics worksheet.

On top of that there will occasionally be an extra sheet.

I give out homework once a week to be returned the following week. If it's not done then it's not done.

Parents have demanded an hour o work every night. I refuse

Last year I gave no homework (except reading) and honestly is don't notice much difference between the kids that do it and the kids that don't. Homework adds no real value.

If it were up to me homework would only be based around reading. So a book, that they read, then tell me about it.

Reading and enjoying books is as good a way to learn spelling as ‘learning’ them by rote. It’s fine to encourage kids to follow some simple rules and to spell some tricky words by heart (definitely probably being the worst culprit: I see defanately, defiantly, definately and all sorts!)

I think it’s awful to punish a child for coming from a difficult home life! Does it really take much imagination to realise the same children who need play and lunch time are the very same ones coming from chaos?