What age would you say my child was

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From this?

Please be honest.

My dc has been ill since June and unable to attend school, I’ve been doing some work with her at home, however, she’s too ill
most of the time and my main focus is on getting her better. Her educational development is niggling away at me a little now though. She reads well, is eloquent in her speaking and her maths seems good. Her writing to me seems lower than it should be, will she catch up when better?

5-6 if she was attending school ft. But since she's ill, please stop stressing out about her writing. She'll catch up in no time.

Five.

I’d say aged 6, reception.

She’s not forming letters correctly in such a way that it looks like she’s never been taught and I’d wonder if she missed a chunk of reception. The “y” and the “a” for example. From the handwriting if I were to guess I’d say year 1? But the spelling is probably better than year 1.

The important thing is her health though not her writing. My oldest was reversing “s” and struggling with capitals until year 5, but got there in the end and is now mid range of the class for English.

My son is summer born and in year 2. It is similar to his writing.

OP, it really doesn't matter.

I'm leaning to Y2 because of the sounds they've used in care and bear. But letter formation and size suggests Y1.

Either way, I hope she gets well soon and honestly she will catch up eventually 💐

I'd say 5. But my son, now 1o has very untidy and child like handwriting. I raised it with the school multiple times and they arent concerned. He is in top 5% of class for everything although God knows who they know that from what he writes. I buy him handwriting books and make him practice that has helped.

Looks like my son's writing at about 6, in Y1. He writes beautifully at 9 although his spelling is still suspect.

If she's been off sick though I wouldn't give the school stuff too much thought - she will catch up on what she missed when she can go back.

Amazing. Just goes to show they beat to their own drums.

Because Reception year summer-born 4 year olds typically are able to spell tricky words like care and bear.

Absolutely not. This is my child's age. None of the class are doing that. And if they are it's heavily helped by the parent telling them how to spell each word. How ridiculous.

I'm no expert on handwriting but just came to say that is the most adorable thing I've seen in ages. What a little sweetheart

Reception children are 4-5 years old.
Year one is 5-6 and year two is 6-7. This is definitely not a reception age child.

Absolutely this. There are I pad apps that are fun hand writing exercises. Just 3 mins or so so as not to stress them. My sons handwriting is and always has been awful I still struggle now but school not concerned.

Similar to both my son's writing and the eldest is 8 (Yr4) and the youngest is 5 (Yr1). My oldest has only just started getting neater and smaller with his writing but his spelling leaves a lot to be desired!

5?

My year 3 DD would produce something that looked like that in terms of neatness. She's capable of much neater and more consistent lettering, but with a felt tip, doing something for fun, she doesn't do her 'best work' iyswim.

The Y is interesting, the way it's a u shape with a line below. That was something DD did when she first started writing letters by copying what she could see, rather than being taught how to form them once she started school. The spelling is very good, and doesn't really match the backwards letters and broken up words, so it's hard to tell if it's an older child with not so good letter formation, or a younger child with amazing spelling. PJ top, I'm sure DD would spell that something like pejay!

My four year old spring born nephew has just had his parents evening and his teacher said he was an ideal pupil and top of the class. He absolutely cannot write like this. He is still messily copying/tracing huge individual letters.

I thought about seven or eight.

You’re absolutely right, I’m unsure how to edit my previous post but I did mean aged 6, year 1, comparing to my aged six child who’s in year 1 🙈 night night for me!

😆 are you trying to make everyone feel crap

I have one in reception - not summer born. About half the class have just moved onto books with words, the other half still on picture books.

There is no way mine could independently write a christmas list, and I'd be surprised if there was more than one or two in her class that could.

4 or 5.

My 11 year old who I am very proud of writes exactly like this. He has dyslexia and ADHD.

Thanks everyone, so she turned 6 in summer.
I’ve not worried until now, but obviously don't want her returning and being miles behind and feeling that, if that makes sense.
It was a list as it’s my birthday next week 🙂

Age 5-6 but could be older, maybe 7 if not a keen writer.

5 maybe? But if she’s older then don’t worry - she’s been ill. She’ll catch up when her health recovers.