What age would you put this child at?

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For writing etc? Any teachers to give feedback would also be very helpful 🙏

It was unrelated to school starting age for both my DN and DS, it was self directed interest.

I taught my two of my three DDs to read from about three with the Ladybird books and then Biff ones.(It was a long time ago.) We did a page a day plus games. However, they wrote the French way, as the education system had all the children write all the same way. No ill came of it, except their US GM criticised the ‘w’ written like double uu. I took the French homework books for 6 year olds and they played drawing the cursive writing with fountain pens, as they do/did in France. They were so lucky to learn two or more languages naturally.

My daughter could write like that long before she started Reception. I volunteered in her class for a couple of years and got to know the other children well, and she was by no means the only one who was writing at least as well as the example the OP gave when they started school. Of course, there were also children who didn't know how to hold a pencil properly and didn't even know their alphabet let alone read, and lots in the middle.

My home educated child actually developed in this kind of atypical pattern. I’d believe it could happen in a different teaching system too.
DD’s handwriting was waaaay behind for ages, but she was a bright button who read and used memory to spell familiar words. No synthetic phonics. Her drawing developed her handwriting skills and by the end of primary her writing was quite typical for her age in all areas.

6

5-6

Good Reception child/weaker y1 child- asked dd4 (her third year teaching y1). She says it’s interesting phonetically- as knowing “y as ee” for doggy and mummy is taught y1. Spelling good- remembering capital I and reasonably good spacing.

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Reception but a child who is struggling with formation and needs extra support. I am a teacher.

As many, who work with children are saying, if written independently the spelling ability would be unusual for a preschooler, the application of phonics not taught until year 1 usually and ‘you’ is not a word you can sound out. Obviously some children will but not many. Handwriting is just one part of the writing process, and many children simply don’t have the motor skills yet.

DH who is a primary teacher says year one ish (5-6)

My children were writing like this end of Reception and year 1. I feel like there’s a lot of bragging on this post! Forming letters (b’s and d’s the right way round for example) takes time and good fine motor skills. I’d say she’s doing ace!

We’re not in the UK (but my kids go to a British curriculum school) and this looks very similar to the work that my 5 (turning 6 at the end of the summer) child would produce. I have always considered him to be the ‘bottom end of average’ when it comes to reading and writing - he keeps up with the rest but doesn’t excel and he’s not arsed - would sooner be playing football or tag!

Between 4-6

I wouldn't worry at all - it is a jump but the teacher and the curriculum is usually really good and tried and tested. They will tell you if there are any problems during the year and things you can do at home to help, like read more together.

I found it quite a magical time, seeing the transformation!

I would just keep reading for enjoyment and keep reading the Biff books but not worry at all. I would also encourage the free drawing, really good for fine motor skills plus self expression!

3 or 4 possibly. It also depends so much on whether writing is formally taught to them at a young age.

Reception so 4-5

Why are you asking? Is this the writing of your child? Are you worried?

My DD could write better than that at 3.5 years and could write in joined up writing by 5. When she started school they told me she had a reading age of 8 years and 2 months. She loved reading and doing little work books with letters in. She had loads of toys but was always tracing, colouring, reading or doing jigsaws. My son couldn't write anything but his name, nor did he want to. He was more of an outdoor child. He could read well though. DC are different some will write and read earlier than others just as some talk and walk quicker than others.

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Which language do they teach in at school, OP?

It sounds as though she will eventually be bi-lingual.

Which languages do you use at home?

OP's subsequent posts have explained the anomalies that made me guess preschool. I never said most or even very many preschoolers could write like that, only very rare ones, but certain things make it look like a child who hadn't started formal schooling. Which in fact she hasn't, so I was kind of right ...

I think if this was asked on an Australian site, or another English speaking country where a 5 year old may not yet be in school then answers would have been different.

OP the people on here saying that this was written by a preschooler are either winding you up or totally out of touch.

My dd is in Y1 at a state primary in the UK, small village school with lots of very bright kids. She's on the top table for literacy, aces all her spelling tests and only quite recently would she have spelt some of the words on your example so accurately.

As far as I know the most able of her cohort could just about write their name/a few words phonetically before starting reception and definitely wouldn't have been writing sentences so accurately.

Your child is obviously spelling very well and picking up grammar basics. I'd take that as a massive win at this age and it's likely that letter formation etc will come with practice and time although I don't see a lot wrong with it tbh. Sorry if I missed it in pp but is there something you're especially concerned about?

Up to 6. Got a backwards n there; spelling is correct though words are simple; ‘y’ is interestingly formed.

I believe this is taught in America, according to friends' writing.