Any reception teachers out there?

[DANCESwithHughJackman]

Sorry this is a very boring question but could any of you tell me (or tell me where I could find out) in what order you give out the key words. Dd's school is being frustratingly slow and she would like to make some 'new' sentences so I would like to give her some more words but don't want to do them in the 'wrong' order! Thanks.

Not a recption teacher, sorry.

However, in DD's school they were never issued with key words at all. They just picked them up as part of their normal reading books only, so no given order at all.

We were only given the list of key words during the spring term, so DD1 was never aware that there was a list of words she was expected to learn.

Is there any reason why you can't just give her some other words, if she wants more words?

Jolly phonics or sight words?

TBH though I don't think it matters what order you do them in?

mine do about two a week recently
so far
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i have done all 45 with dd twin but ds twin only knows the ones they have done and mum, dad, dog, cat

DON"T DO THEM!

Seriously. Reception is all about play - not about learning key words. Thing of it as brilliantly unpressured, rather than frustratingly slow!

Um I am a teacher and I know my own child. If she didn't enjoy doing them I wouldn't even suggest it. I am NOT a pushy mum and never will be. Some children enjoy learning and she is one of them.

as you are a teacher do you not have access to various online teaching help sites.
If you look at the jolly phonics work books they seem to have some sort of pattern

If you mean the NC Reception words I'm not sure there is a "right" order. Can you get a pack of magnetic ones or make small cards, and concentrate on forming simple sentences ie This is the cat, then add in a variation ie Here is the cat. Our tin of words related to each phase of ORT.

Sorry. Entitles to express an opinion thought!

We were just given the 45 together and told that these are the words that our children need to know by the end of reception.

I'm more concerned with the 3 specific targets that the school says my 4yr old has to attain every 6 weeks

What happened to good old playing? ....

...oh and dd is abililty grouped to ascertain which targets she should get

grrrr

don't do it bluenosesaint. It won't make any difference at all to her performance when she gets to year 2!

Reception is supposed to be largely play - resist anything else with every fibre of your being!

I intend to!! I can't believe they're ability grouping babies?!? Crazy!

nowt wrong with encouraging a child who is eager to learn though is there.

ds gets his words in his bookbag,in sets of 9 words.
he is on set 3 and 4 so will take a few weeks to learn

he loves doing it

I think the more we help them do things they enjoy the better for them .

ability grouping in ds's reception class is to enable teacher to give them work that challenges and interests them.
no harm in that

DS1's school gives out "bookmarks" with the sight words on - I don't think there's a particular order - just one that they've picked. There are 20 bookmarks in total, the first few have only 5 or so words on, while the last ones have 10 words on.

They're given out as and when the child is a) ready to start learning their sight words and b) when the child has confidently learnt them, so some children had completed all 20 bookmarks by 1/2 way through Reception, some (like DS1) finished part way through YR1.

ggirl - imho the 'harm' comes in when the children are pigeon holed at such a young age and know whether they are in the 'top' 'middle' or 'bottom' group.

They soon work it out ...

If its just grouping for the teachers benefit then no, i agree, no harm. However, letters have gone to parents to let them know which group their children have gone in and so yes, all are aware of whether their 4/5 yr old are in the top, middle or bottom group. I don't think that this is helpful.

DS1's schools "streams" in yr2, but they do it within subjects. So someone may be in the "top" group for multiplication, but in the bottom one for subtraction. They're not called "top" or "bottom" groups though, they're just told "where to go with their group"