Come on then... what can your 5 year old (Year 1) do?

[scotchmeg]

As above really. People are always telling me mine's advanced but the teachers haven't said anything..

It's more maths then english.

She can say her 2 and 3 times tables but can answer adhoc questions about 2 times tables. she can tell you 1, 2, 3 & 4 more than or 1, 2 & 3 less than.

Her vocabulary is pretty good. She says things like, "not necessarily" and "I'm quite certain that" and generall yspeaks like an adult.

No indication from teachers about where she is in terms of others at her age.

I had to google crepuscular .

That's true, Lizcat. Even though DS1 has a communication delay, he started school with a massive vocabulary and was using words that some of the other children in his class didn't understand because they never heard them at home. He collects new words as if they are treasure. (I can swear like a sailor, sometimes, but I try my best to keep it out of earshot!)

Having said that, he's currently going bonkers after hearing the phrase "in a nutshell" used on TV Burp. He finds some colloquialisms quite bizarre!

I probably have the full range in my house, by the way. DS2 is in year 1, now and has yet to actually grasp this speaking lark.