To teachers and parents of Year 1's, do your dd's have spellings to learn??

[debs227]

Hello all,

Just a quick question as i don't really want to ask the teacher. It was only when i have heard other parents of year 1's saying that their children have spellings that it made me wonder. My DD is doing really well, loving her class and her teacher. Everything is fine and her teacher says she wishes she could have a class full of children like DD. She is an easy, very helpful child which makes me wonder whether i am sitting back and not taking much notice.

Her reading is great, and she loves writing. In fact she writes freely and writes using her phonics. But my only quibble, and we all have to have one, is that she is not yet learning how to spell the words correctly? I can read what she is writing but i know she can spell the words if she is shown how to do it, if she asks me i will show her and she remembers it.

My question is when do they start having spelling tests, does this happen in year 2 or should i be asking for her to be given some spellings to do now??

I have no idea what level she is at, as the teacher doesn't tell us, but she just says she is doing fine and it is always DD's book she brings out when showing visitors the children's work which i presume means she is happy with her.

Thank you in advance!!

www.spellanywhere.co.uk/spellings.php?view=1&id=409

Wow, thanks for the responses!!

re Sparklebox - gosh, DD's book bag is full of colouring in sheets and pretty little borders and guess what, they are all from Sparklebox. Nearly everything they use is sparklebox! I agree that we shouldn't be lining the pockets, but what can you say to a teacher that uses them all the time?

In fact she does so much colouring in everyday, i wonder when she has time to fit in learning!!

Re spellings - i think i will do a few with her at home (only if she asks). WHat worries me is they are still going through the 'sounds' but i suppose this is all part of the phonics. They don't particularly follow a phonics scheme and we get all sorts of reading books home, all in the yellow book band and she has been reading these all year. there is only a box of red books and yellow books available for her to choose from but i don't like to moan about book bands as she reads alot of books at home anyway.

Thanks mrz - very helpful!