What can I do to help DD aged 7 progress from her current levels?

[AwkwardMary]

She's 2b in everything...the only thing she excells at is spelling for which she has an age of 10....her Maths, Reading and Writing is all at 2b which I might add have all improved snce she arrived at this school in September.

She seems to enjoy maths and the teacher said she is very articulate, her actual reading and de-coding is excellent but she seems to fall a bit in comprehension...the teacher said it's almost a trick of thinking that DD needs to learn...she did point out that the paper DD was tested on was a LOT harder than the test she sat at the start of September...and so really she had done better than the paper said but I didn;t quite understand that comment tbh.

She's 7 and has struggled a bit as she is shy and a new school is tough but she has come on nicely the teacher said and makes small strides daily...she has had a friend over to play last week and it was a lovely time...what can I do to help generally? Mostly with comprehension?

Read Read Read!!!!

Read anything. Read a paragraph and then talk about who is in the story. what's goung on. Why. What is going to happen next. When your daughter can articulate a full response, her levels will improve. Make up stories together. Learn stories and then tell them to eachother. Write stories together. As for maths, does she know her times tables and number bonds?

Thank you so much...she does read and for pleasure too so she must be getting something out of it? I am ashamed to say that I stopped reading out loud to her over last summer...she just didn't want me to so I left it...she was so tired after being at a very academic pre prep that I wanted to let her be.... have begun to read out loud to her but she often just shrugs my attempts at discussion off...

Her times tables probably aren't great but her teacher says she is really enjoying maths atm and is always putting her hand up.

There are fabulous books called minute maths
www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=maths+minute&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=6748550216&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1275022041633447460&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_7i1fa2obtu_b

Great for boosting maths levels.Enjoy the reading. I know it is hard to get them going after a long day. Maybe build in a reward system and reward her with days out or a new book

Thanks for the links! It would be good to capitalize on her current fad for maths...her rather wonderful teacher has really mended her rather dented self esteem in terms of her work and has helped enormously. I will gt the books and go for it...plus keep up the reading!

Learning her tables (and the associated division facts) will be a fantastic help to her. Its the one thing I wish I could wave a wand and just give the children in my y3/4 class. If a child doesnt know them, so much of the year 4 and onwards curriculum is a real trial. I have several bright children who are now holding themselves back as they just cant be arsed to learn them despite my efforts. If she can get a head start of these then good on her!

I was coming on to say tables! Find a funny CD, sing them together. And bribe reward her. My dd struggled with Maths, but once she learned her tables she was fine. It gave her such confidence, particularly in mental Maths. And I second reading to her. Try finding a book that she really wants to rad but it's a bit too difficult for her to read by herself, and make sure it's one you enjoy too. I read lots of old fashioned children's books to mine. Swallows and Amazons- that sort of thing.