What age/year at school, would you put my Dc ar?

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Looking at this?

year 1
or reception
it really depends

Your child is doing really well OP for not being at school and working through this phonetically. However, from a UK mum also outside the UK whose child also started school at 6, more formally 7 I’d say relax and don’t compare to the kids learning to read and write formally at 4 in other countries. Once they are young teens they have all absolutely caught up and you will struggle to see the difference. Trust the process, enjoy the other experiences and learnings they have and it’ll work out well.

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Shes six with a reading age of 9.5 but you read to her at home.

Shes not started school yet syonot really done any handwriting practice..

What was the point of all of this, as it doesn't sound as though you are particularly concerned about any potential SEN issues.

Get a handwriting practice book or download some templates if you want something to do.

I would say nursery school so 3/4

This. DS is in his 2nd year at age 8. Bilingual, not in UK. I got him up to reception/Yr1 level English reading in the holidays, and his reading in his other language suffered as they are such different systems. I hadn’t taught him to write, which was fortunate- there are strict rules on how to form letters, and they’ve now nearly finished learning copperplate, which is his preferred writing. They‘re introducing fountain pens at Easter.

It‘s apples and oranges.

Same, my daughter is 4 in reception and only just started writing her name.

This is a difficult question (than I initially thought). I think comprehension exceeds writing. I think if I had to take a stab in the dark I'd say year 2 (probably left handed or mixed as a PP has mentioned) and perhaps, if there are no other obvious factors (eg types of palsy, FASD, lots of etcs) maybe dyspraxia.
The lower & upper case throws me a bit, guessing they try really hard and maybe practicing using those letter stencils so it's mixed it up a bit.
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Well I was close on ages but rubbish on factors.....you could do a little bit on focussing on lower case but I wouldn't worry too much 👍

Older reception/young year 1.

About 6 maybe?

Wouldnt even attempt to age a child from just this (one) piece of evidence. Too many factors that contribute. Eg. Is the child left or right handed.
Why do you need this judgement please?

Sorry just read your follow up. Her reading age will eventually make up for her lack of dexterity. Writing has two major elements what it says and what it looks like. Work on what she would like to say and scribe it for her. Provide her with lots of dexterity exercise cutting threading baking etc. and hep her wirh getting it on the page left to right gor example. Forget about lines just now and limit the page for now eg give her long thin strips of paper towrite on. Give her a variety of writing tools. Stop worrying it will come

For a 6 year old who hasn't been taught to write at school, she's doing extremely well! In addition, she's bilingual and has a reading age of 9.5 so she's flourishing.

I echo others who say it's probably best not to teach her to write unless you know exactly how they'll do that at school - it's to do with how they teach them to form the letters, whether they teach print or straight into cursive. Keep up plenty of access to paper and drawing tools. I'd let her start typing if she wants to, using a font similar to the ones in the books she reads. That way she can enjoy recording what she wants to say or even make her own little books.

No it’s not poor at all, children are forced to write far too early in the UK. Seven is the ideal age. Before then children should be doing activities that improve their dexterity such as bead threading and colouring not writing,

As a handwriting tutor I would say Y1, and as you rightly said I would wait for the school to teach her handwriting as not all schools teach handwriting the same way. This will avoid any confusion. Judging from her drawing she seems to have good fine motor skills so if there are no other issues, she should pick up handwriting quickly. Hope this helps.

I’d say handwriting is 18 months behind. Could she do some handwriting practice books ?

You probably also speak (and read, and write) at least 4 languages! I have a Finnish friend who says everyone just picked up Swedish (widely spoken in his area), at primary school they were taught Russian (for political reasons) and English, then went on to German and French. And that was just at school. He can get by in Italian and Spanish and - my favourite - spent a fortnight in Wales and had a bash at that too!

I was going to say that it really depends on where you live. In the Netherlands they start school at 4 but don’t actually learn to read or write until 6 so wouldn’t expect that from someone under the age of 6.
mid she hasn’t had any school yet then it can’t be compared against children who have.

I'd probably put it around year 1. Please don't fret though. My DD18 used to have the biggest handwriting ever that would fill the page up quickly probably well into yr4. She was an August baby, didn't appear to struggle with school but huge writing. All of a sudden during yr7/8, her writing stated changing drastically and by yr9 her writing was the most beautiful work of art to look at - I have neat writing but DDs is just beautiful. It's almost like she started trying and caring, whereas before it was a case of it's on the page so it'll do! They all develop at their own pace and come into their own eventually and as your DD is enjoying reading then she will too!

Reception

age about 6 .

Year 1

Your child is doing very well.

Well she hasn't started formal schooling yet so this is surely normal for her and her peers in your country?

4/5 years old. Y1