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 🙏

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@MummaMummaJumma I admire the dedication, albeit slightly unhinged

@oakleaffy @thebestinterest Aww 🩵I think that’s her dogs though as says doggy land 😂

Just out of interest, what is the average reading level in the U.K. for an almost 6 year old?
Summer term year one, probably 6

@MummaMummaJumma @fuckssaaaaake She got really into it, so detailed 🤣😬

@Kalevala Is that stage/level 6 of the Oxford reading tree books for example-Biff and Kipper?

3 or 4. I'm not a teacher-going off the sentimental bits I've kept from my own kids.

I wouldn' even bother guessing, for the simple reason that how they write when they are young often isn't an indication of how they'll write when they are older.m or how intelligent they are/will become.

It's a beautiful dog ...I love that drawing so much , and the story that goes with it is lovely.
Do keep it!
My son is an adult now, but I have some of his old drawings and treasure them.
The imagination young children have is wonderful.

@Cbeebiesisdifferentonasaturday havinf seen the child is year one, it would be interesting to find out if the school are teaching your DC to write using capital letters. Also, whether they teach handwriting and letter formation. As a reception teacher I’d be reluctant to give expected here as letter formation isn’t fantastic, and also use of capitals. I would give it, but it would be with some hesitation and also I’d speak to the school if they are teaching the child to write using capitals in the middle of words which is incorrect.

Sorry OP just caught up with your updates.

That would explain the feeling that the handwriting and the content were a bit far apart. I’m a huge believer in letting children develop naturally so I’m surprised I’m about to say this but I wonder if, given she is trying to express herself in writing, it might be time to bite the bullet, choose a style and teach her? It looks as though ( and I totally get your approach) she is having to improvise letter formation and it may result in her needing to unlearn, which can be trickier than learning. When all is said and done however, I truly believe that waaaaaay too much emphasis is put on achievement with these early skills which show more about temperament at this age than ability. Skills that the classroom focused children have been miles ahead with can be caught up in a matter of months. It’s what is super weird about the prep system that allocates places aged 6 - before some of the very bright children have even learned to hold a pencil properly. She’ll be just fine.

I'm a teacher and I would say firmly 4.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/oxford-reading-tree-levels/

Please don’t worry about her being behind. She’s fine! The most important thing a parent can do is foster a desire to learn… being overly prescribed by levels and attainment will kill that desire.

This person has so many things wrong with them I don't even know where to start and I'm just glad my kids aren't in her care.

Oh she’s probably harmless tbf. Just a wild imagination lol x

What! I would bet that your husband works nowhere near reception.

My kids are bilingual and in the second language school. At around 8 or 9 they wrote English like this. However, the drawing is more like a 6 yr old in my opinion.

Same here!
I'm glad my son wasn't in her care too.

The drawing and the imagination behind the story is lovely and happy looking as well.

At school we had loads of writing lessons to show us how to form letters, the little girl here hasn't had that yet, but she will catch up.

I'd rather a child with innate drawing ability and a good imagination as handwriting can be taught later.

Countries that wait until later have it right OP. She's fine.

I'd urge you to trust the system and avoid formal handwriting suggestions to your DD at home.

Read well-written books to her in English, and she will pick up language and grammar by osmosis. Read daily, and choose books well. I'd avoid Charlie and Lola style books with informal English or grammatical errors used for literary effect.

I can't overstate the importance of reading to her as a means of lodging English language and grammar in her mind. Don't be afraid to re-read books if she wants to hear the same stories again.

Beatrix Potter stories might go down well, assuming her interest in animals. They feature complete sentences and a nice range of vocabulary. Winnie-the-Pooh books are another good resource, and the stories are delightful. Books by Arnold Lobel are excellent too (Owl at Home, Mouse Tales, and more). Check out Antonia Barber as well, and Ursula le Guin (Catwings series). The Moomin books are lovely, too. Poetry (A. A. Milne again, Shel Silverstein) is excellent for language learning because phrases can be picked up easily and stick in the mind.

@cheesychip

erm…it’s assessed at the end of reception and is included in the early learning goals!

fine motor skills says “Hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing – using the tripod grip in almost all cases”

writing elg says “Write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed”

Most of the elgs are best fit, so as this is only an aspect of it, the whole goal can be given! There’s more to it that the one above but these two aspects of two separate goals are linked! So whilst you criticise the poster and her husbands school, I’m afraid they are doing the correct thing. If they didn’t, Ofsted would fail them! But then why should that get in the way of anything!

OP please stop worrying about levels and handwiting, we have it SO wrong In the UK. Read up on Scandinavian schools and reggio emilia. Look at the writing she is doing before she has even started formal learning. She's obviously enthusiastic and confident to be writing during play. She's ready and has a solid foundation. Stop looking at levels!

It depends on if it is a boy or a girl. Boy's nerves don't fully develop to the ends of their fingers til they're 6 so they sometimes take a while longer than the girls to master handwriting. So if it's a boy it could possibly be a 5/6 yr old but if it is a girl it could be somewhat younger...

3 or 4