5yr old still cannot write a sentence

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Just had a parent meeting yesterday. My 5yr old dd (summer baby) just started year 1 but she has been given IEP (SEN) since she was in reception because she was behind with her reading, writing and PSED. Over the summer holiday I worked hard with her so her reading is within the expected level now. However yesterday?s meeting the teacher told me that dd writing is still far below the expected level. As the school expects a child of year 1 should be able to write at least one or two simple sentence/s but my dd is still not able to write even one simple sentence. Also she is very quiet and not joining in without teacher?s constant encouragement especially at circle time. I now worry if dd is happy at school at all and wonder should she change school? Anyone would share their comments or similar experiences?

My dd is happy to have a go writing simple words and with a lot of encouragement and time she will have a go at writing a simple sentence. e.g: This is a cat.........etc. Funny enough most of the time she remembers finger space and full stop. The teacher said dd is okay at the playground. But I really DON'T KNOW.

My son has just started year 2. Last year, I received a mothers day card that read: 'Happee mufas bay' and despite laughing my socks off at his awful spelling, I was ridiculously proud of him, as up to that point, that was the only sentence he had actively attempted to write on his own (without screaming & shouting 'I don't want to write mummy!'). He is also a summer baby.

The school's expectations do seem hight to be honest. I would ask for a second opinion on the SEN from an outside source (not within the school) as they may just be expecting too much from her.

Now he is in Year 2, he has come on leaps and bounds. We just finished writing a 28 line poem for his homework and although it took him 4 sittings, he managed it without too many complaints/difficulties. Everyone develops in their own time and if you keep working with her at home, you will probably find it just clicks with her eventually.

DD could write sentences in oreschool duff like xxxx is my friend (probably speller frnd or something like that.

Ds doesn't see the point in writing much but in reception they are given whiteboards at the beginning of the day, forth first term they write their name (with cards to copy I'd required) then in the next term any words they know, then in the final term a sentence. The boys respond well to this Ns silly sentences are allowed so 'Socks are smelly.' or 'The dog ate the cat.' would be fine.

The children don't all leave reception consistently writing in sentences but would all be able to write a sentence with phonetically plausible words some effort to space words, a capital letter and a full stop.