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

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Looking at this?

I can only compare to DD when younger, youngest in year but top set. Just had a look at her diary which Year 1 teacher asked them to keep between reception and Year 1. To be honest her spelling was better, so I'd be thinking a reception child. Having said that, they learn at different ages, so could be a Year 2/3 child.

Reception or a year 1 child who struggles with writing.
I’ve taught KS1 and been a senco for 20 years and that’s what would assess them as.
Happy to help if you’ve got any questions.

4

Average mid way through reception so turning 5.

My oldest could write like this in pre-school at just turned 4 (couldn't do the diagrams before that) and she continues to be working at the top of her class and needing extra work in juniors.

For a couple of kids in her class this would be normal for year 2 or even year 3 but they get extra help.

Academically strong state school in wealthy area.

Reception

About 6.

Not helped, yes maybe an upside one

Four years old.

Year 3/4. Age about 6.

i’d say 8 tops.

What would you say about spelling and sentence structure, putting the handwriting aside?

My 7 year old struggles with handwritting and isn't far off this. I'm thinking 6 or 7 but behind with motor skills.

My boys handwriting was better than this in P2 (Scotland) so age 5- 6 roughly but probably weren't writing sentences like this till later in the year, my daughter could probably write sentences like this with better handwriting around 5.

year 1 probably

to add though I don't think this would be highly unusual up to age 7 or so- I'm left handed and I struggled a lot with handwriting, writing letters back to front etc- and my writing would probably have been like this later (and I ended up doing very well academically)

Reception. My son is in reception and I work in a school.

Not upside down. A stick with a circle on top of it. I can see the i so clearly now!

No help spelling then I'm going for Y1 private school as clearly not dyslexic.

Looks like my 5 year old who is in Year 1 and a leftie 😁 and literally hates writing ✍️

But there's promise there, overall good letter formation (though size and consistency isn't great just yet) and they have clearly structured their answer to the question which is another important skill.

Why private school?

I would also say year 1 - no this might not pass the end of year 1 but they still have two terms to go. Most reception children in January of reception wouldn't be able to read half of these words, let alone write them.

Year 1 or 2. That level of spelling is way beyond reception although the writing is messy.

I agree. I wouldn’t imagine a 4 year old could spell ‘beach’ correctly.

Because of the mixing in of capital letters. This isn't generally good practice so I'm assuming a private nursery then likely a private school which kept it up. I don't think in state school (in Y1) you would have that problem. Obviously if the child is older then maybe state school.

Well only 2 of my daughter's class mates could even write their own name at the beginning of reception so your child sounds pretty exceptional.

Beach spelled with ea has only been covered in year 1 by my daughter's class.