She's 7 in year three...new school, only began in September. The school is excelent...ofsted outstanding and that aside all of the parents speak highly of how the teachers and HT are wonderful.
DD has settled in quite well for a quiet girl...she's come out of herself markedly in comparision to the way she used to be.
Right at the start her teacher told me (1st week) that my DD is reluctant to answer questions...would say "I don't know" a lot. She also pointed out that her spelling and reading is excellent and she is very articulate. She intimated then that DD would have to stop with the "don't knows" or she would have to see the HT.
I said at the time "But what if she's having bother working out her answer...actually doesn't know?" and the teacher was a bit 
Fast forward to three weeks ago and the teacher tells me that she feels DDs comprehension is poor and she wants her assesed. She told me that DD is behind her peers and that she showed DD a picture and asked DD to describe what was happening in it and DD again "don't know"
So...ok...I agree to her being assesed even though I am pretty sure that this don't know business is my DD being typically slightly rebellious...She's ften been reluctant to speak in public and has trouble sharing her feelings even with me and her Dad....so what is this? The assesment hasnt happend yet as we're still waiting.
To get to the point...teacher told me today that my DD had a turn at being the "Summariser" after a story and at first she answered "Don't know" when asked to describe the main points of the story....then with encouragement she laid them out just fine. Teacher was very happy with DD.
Why is dd this way? We have talked to her about it..told her to try to be brave and speak out...her last school was a prep....where it was pretty old fashioned parrot fashion learning...new school is very creative.