Geniune question - re progress.

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DS (6.4) has gone from being a 1A in Maths when he entered year 2 to a 2A now.

LOVE his teacher this year, she is amazing with him. She really gets him iyswim?

I have been unhappy with the school up to his year 2 teacher took over and felt the school were unecessarily negative and unexpecting of DS. .

Is it possble for a child to make so much progress or am I right in thinking he always could do the work but no-one ever expected much of him, therefore they never gave him the oppotunity?

just looking for PoV

Disclaimer - I am an LSA and I've never seen a pupil make this much progress in a term.

It is quite common in Y2 - it's an age when lots of children take off (and some children do so earlier, and later, of course).

Yes it's quite possible for children to make that much progress (or he could have always been able to work to that level).

mrz thats what I think. He is a 'bright' child but not aceamdemic. (and fine motor skills are still only developing).

I think they wrote him off in year R,(lots of problems) I have been a bit at some of the work he has bought home before as I know he can/ and does voluntarily at home work to a higher level.

I think perhaps he's always been an able mathmatician - but got stuck in the Joe Bloggs middle!!

I do wonder whether now his ability has been recognised and hes being challenged that that comblined with his fab teacher is why he's much calmer at school?

Its great that he has a teacher that he and you really get on with that can make such a difference for a child. Honestly no I dont think it is "a huge amount of progress" I have seen it often children hang back then sudenly leap forward. and as already said by Feenie in Y2 it is very common time for it to happen.

Perhaps speak with teacher about your concerns and see if she feels he has just taken off or if you need to discus some continuity (sp?) of care for him when he moves on to y3

Thanks Lonnie.

I'm just really pleased and not really going to do anything with the information. He should get a level 3 for 'SATS' but so will others.

She does agree that he has always been able - just never shown it! She has not taught him before though. His reading/writing is OK, she said he is making great progress with that too and should get on target for writing and slightly above average (2A prob) for reading.

For average Joe Bloggs labelled as 'naughty' he has has done so well and I'm really proud of him. I actually don't care what level he is just as long as he works hard - but still nice to know he's acheiving well.

I think it is very common for boys in particular to blossom very suddenly when it all comes together for them. It can be due to a teacher but it can equally simply be a case of increased maturity. My dd went from average to G&T in a few years: I think she always was a bright child, but was not ready to settle down to read and write at age 4. Don't think teachers could have done much about it tbh; it was a question of waiting.

The first 2 years the teachers have kept going on about his behaviour. It was hard for me accept he was 'naughty' at school as he's not a naughty child. (not perfect!)

He was bringing home reading books/ maths that he was finding easy which I mentioned to the teachers he may need a challenge.

All they would say was sorting his 'behaviour' was a priority.

In year 2 his teacher accepted him for him - and his 'quirks' and gave him more challenging work. Everytime she moved him up a group he did the work with ease and was moved up again.

Just for my own peace of mind I'm trying to determineif its possible that the lack of challenge and belief in him lead to the behaviour and a vicious circle appeared.

DS certainly found the concentrtaion a challenge when he started school - he was only 4.03!!

I reckon he was always bright, just typical of a quite young and lively boy. Now he's in Yr 2 and he's done a lot of very quick growing up, helped by a fantastic teacher - and also I have to say by a mum who has always believed in him.

Ah thanks pointy thats made me well up. .

I'm a great believer in behaviour being different/ unusual being a reation to a situation.

I know children who constantly are delibratly defiant and still don't blame them. They have no need to stop when they can do it.

I did fight for the school to realise this 'behaviour' was out of character for DS, not denying it was happeneing just trying to find the route cause.

I only ever want DS to be the best he can.