Reception teachers..what does up to 15 with english mean?

[mrsdil]

Had parents night the other night and the teacher said my ds is excellent in English and she said he is at 15....not sure what this means..is it a scale the teachers use?

Thanks in advance

Does she mean he knows 15 key words?
Is she adding up his scores from the Foundation Porfile which is an national means of assessing children's progress in their early years at school?
sorry I can't be more helpful

Probably refers to the levels the school uses for grading reading books. Most schools seem to mix and match schemes, so they can't rely on the levels shown on the books as these will vary across schemes. So they will grade the books into levels themselves. 15 will be pretty high up the Infant reading scheme, I would have thought. They should be able to explain the system to you if you ask.

hth

Thanks for the replies, ds is in reception class.

I will ask the teacher next time i get chance, i may have misheard as she changed the subject immediately as if she didnt want to go into it IYSWIM

It sounds like 15 key words if it is 15 book levels then congrats your child is the next einstein.