I really hope that my message won't be perceived as boasting because it's not but I'd really like to talk to mums in a similar position.
My ds who is 4 and a half is in the reception year and appears, despite being the youngest in the class, to have advanced reading skills compared to his peers. He is already reading the books which, his teacher tells me, year 1 pupils who are considered very able are reading and which many year 2 pupils read. She also told me at the parents evening that she is setting him extra literacy work after half term because he is very advanced on that front too, writing sentences and spelling words independently. He's picked up on numeracy too although they don't seem to be pushing that so much yet. He's always shown an interest in reading, writing and spelling from a very early age and we've never pushed him - simply followed his interest and tried to adapt his toys etc to his interests and to make it fun. He's obviously responded well to this and I was just wondering if any other mums are in the same position - apparently it's quite unusual for boys to be so able in the literacy/reading stakes at such a young age.
I'd love to hear from other mums because it's hard at the school gates when you're not having a common experience with other mums on this front and I find I'm constantly having to play down his achievements and most of the time keep completely schtum if the subject comes up!!