Tell me about your organisation in the evening re homework

[Pitchounette]

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Do you have to read the whole book in one night? Dd1 is in yr3 and we are asked to do 10 mins reading each evening. I do the same with dd2 who is also in reception.

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Do you listen to him read? Your English seems very good

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Yell "come and do your homework". Five minutes later go into the front room and switch off the tv. Shout "homework". Get PSP off DS. Holler, "come and do your homework, NOW". Shout "homework" a few more times. Then make dark threats. Eventually get the children to do their homework with mixture of stick and carrot. Send them to bed.

I have 3 DCs - Yr 5, Yr 3 and Yr 1. Tbh, every day is different, depending on what activities they're up to but I'm afraid I definitely don't listen to them all read every day. I have taken to plonking dd2 (Yr1) on the work surface to read while I make tea!

I really wouldn't worry too much about your accent - if ds1 can read with your DH a few times a week, that's great but the rest of the time, he can read with you (and if it's not every day, really don't worry ).

Well, it sounds like a lot of homework for a reception child

Could you do 10 mins of something in the morning before school, when he is perhaps a bit more alert? We tend to do that, but you have to get up with enough time to spare!

Failing that, could you get into a routine soon after school where he reads / does something with you while the little one does an unsupervised activity, like drawing? They will have to learn about needing to concentrate on homework and taking turns for attention - it's very difficult to juggle!

too young for homework. Send a letter to school saying he's not doing it.

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Yes, but that's largely because they have a fairly early bedtime, and I tend to take them for a walk/to the beach/park after school before going home and having tea (they're year R,2 and 3).

Also recognise jeee's evening routine too .

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DD1 is reception.

She brings a book home, and depending on length of it, will either read the whole thing or just a few pages.

As long as we mark in her reading diary what she has done, its fine.

I have written on occasions that DD1 didnt want to read, and so I havent forced her, but the school are very understanding because DD1 is already reading yr 1 and yr 2 books at 4.7yrs old.

We havent had any spellings or anything home, but then DD1 doesnt go full time until after easter so I have no idea if the current full timers are getting homework or not.

Pitchounette I so understand what you are saying WRT not being english yourself. I have the same "problem". Now I am do the reading with DS3 who is in reception as well but I do srtuggle with two things: the pronounciaton of letter sounds and the teaching method they use in school which is alien to me.

Lately I have delagated some of the reading to his older siblings (10 and 8yo) who are totally on the ball with what the teacher is expecting from him and how they actually teach reading.It will become easier when he is a more confident reader and will not need help with the actual pronounciation. I cannot wait for the moment it is only going to be about listeneing to him without having to "imput" too much!

I am Do?[blush} I swear this is a typo!