AIBU to consider moving my DS to private school for two terms?

[lazymaisy]

I am about to start a new job teaching in a prep school near to us.

We are currently waiting for a place to come up for him at the local primary that my DD attends, we have been told he will def have a place in Sep 2010 but not till then.

We are very unhappy with his current school he attends for a number of reasons mainly that my August born DS is being left behind in reading in his Y2 class and his teacher has been unresponsive to my requests for him to read at least once a week and they have a very laid back attitude which does not seem to be helping my sons progress at all.

We are considering moving him to my new school for 2 terms from Jan 2010 to July 2010 so that he can catch up with tiny classes and better resources. Is this a crazy idea and should we just leave him where he till July in the hope that things get better?

Thanks for any advice.

cornflake I hope you also remember that some children have reading difficulties My son has been given all that you mention at home, AND some - yet in year 3 he is not reading properly and this is because he has dyslexia, although in years 1 and 2 this was not diagnosed because it's too young TO diagnose.

to answer the OP, no I wouldn't move him. I think three schools in one year is too much for a child of his age no matter how adaptable he is.

I would work on reading etc at home with him, though I do understand it is not ideal, because children do get tired. However I think it's better to be a little assertive with him at home and say this HAS to be done, than to give him the 3-schools scenario.

CirrhosisByTheSea - yes, of course, when a child has reading difficulties they need extra, and specialist, help - that goes without saying, I think.

thanks cornflake - thing is, i don't think it does go without saying! Because who knows who is reading to your child at school and making judgments about you and your parenting

oh and I only wish my DS ever had this extra and specialist help! We're still trying to get it, in his 4th year at school....I must stop ranting I know. But it is so frustrating. Anyway, back to the OP!!!

CirrhosisByTheSea - yes, I can see what you're saying.

But I wouldn't worry about about the judging thing. I'm not trained as a teacher in any way, but you know, it's still easy to see which children have the support at home, and which don't .
I had quite a few readers who were struggling - perhaps would go on to be diagnosed as dyslexic etc? - but even if they couldn't read the books they still approached and interacted with the books in a different way to those children who didn't do much reading/ have stories at home.
They looked at the pictures to tell the stories, they talked about other stories they ahd heard which were similar - that sort of thing.

thanks cornflake. That is reassuring. Sorry to be a bit paranoid. It's just been three years of struggle in all ways with Ds' reading!