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What attainment level is your year 1 and 2 child at or was your child at when they were in year 1 and year 2?

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nappyaddict · 28/04/2012 11:19

From what I can see the National Curriculum levels go from 1c, 1b, 1a, 2c, 2b, 2a etc and they are assessed in English, Maths, Science, ICT and PSHE.

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SunflowersSmile · 01/05/2012 21:12

Also magicfarawaytree I believe that less than 2b at the end of year 2 is often nothing to be alarmed about as children develop at different rates/ age differences all impact in the early years.

SunflowersSmile · 01/05/2012 21:16

Thank you mrz - if my distracted nearly 7 year old gets 2b for writing i will be chuffed with him.

HandbagAddiction · 01/05/2012 21:17

dd1 got 2a's for maths, reading / literacy and handwriting and 3's for science and speaking / listening. Remember though that KS1 is primarily teacher assessment. I say this only because dd1 'sailed through' infants with nobody raising any particular concerns.

She then moves schools to juniors (normal for our area), the new school do their own assessments and now she has a diagnosis of moderate dyslexia and has an IEP. Still doing well and in the middle sets for literacy, spelling and maths but still hindered somewhat and needing support.

dd2 meanwhile is still 5, in year 1, no sgns of dyslexia and probably a 2a level in reading / comprehension already.

MirandaWest · 01/05/2012 21:22

DS got level 3s at the end of year 2.

Not sure about DD who is in year 1 - she's probably some sort of level 2 in reading. Maybe 1a in maths, possibly level 2 in science and 1a or 2c in writing. Probably 2c ish for speaking and listening, Those are my guesses - don't know if there will be levels on her report or not.

madmum04 · 01/05/2012 21:25

My year 1 is on the borderline of reaching 1c as of assessments done at the end of march and the school are hoping she will be a definate 1c by the time she finishes year 1

SunflowersSmile · 01/05/2012 22:04

Nappyaddict- have you got concerns?

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nappyaddict · 02/05/2012 02:12

madmum04 Has she been assessed using p scales previously or just at level W (which i under stand means working towards level 1)

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QueenofLemuria · 02/05/2012 02:18

Every child is different. In Steiner they don't read and write until they are 7. Don't panic- if you are.
I channel my dd on her interests nd know it will all in place when she is ready. DD is better in some subjects than others but can't write yet and has only started to read.
The time of year a child is born maks a big difference to.
Sometimes pushing them when they're not ready can lower their confidence and put off their passion for learning. They thrive when they are in their own personal comfort zone.

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nappyaddict · 02/05/2012 02:32

Is your child in steiner?

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QueenofLemuria · 02/05/2012 02:43

nappyaddict- no as I couldn't do the no tv and no disney which they ask for.
I like disney for dd imagination and tv has excellent documentaries on.

dd goes to an alternative school one full day and 1 half day a week and the rest homeschooled
I take what I feel suits dd's interest and am fairly autonomous

Everyone has their own view and hopefully will work out what is best

Richmond borough may have'excellent' schools but it also has the highest amount of SAD chldrens and highest truancy. I was told this by someone in education and a hv who supported what I am doing.

Beanbagz · 02/05/2012 09:16

DS is currently level 2a for literacy & science and level 3 maths. I haven't had any other results home recently.

At the same age my DD was level 3 across all subjects.

madmum04 · 02/05/2012 10:23

nappyaddict shes always assessed as W but theyre pretty confident she will be 1c when she finished year 1

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nappyaddict · 02/05/2012 12:30

What's SAD?

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IndigoBell · 02/05/2012 14:27

Nappy - is your child working below a 1c? Is she in Y1?

GateGipsy · 02/05/2012 17:25

special needs? Er, didn't know that. Son in year 2 has done an incredible amount of progression this year. He was P8 for literacy in the Autumn term and is now 1c for literacy in the Spring Term. He has a medical condition that makes writing very difficult for him, but no other special needs/learning disabilities other than, we suspect, possibly dyslexia. How would he end up with a special needs catergorisation?

His maths is 1a but I am stumped as to why this is so low. His numeracy is just fine at home. But he continuously says he doesn't know at school. I have suspected for a while that he has figured out how to work it, so that he can sit there and not understand what is going on, while he gets it all patiently explained, and then goes 'ahhh now I get it!' cue lavish praise and a dead chuffed teacher or TA who finds it a boost to their teaching ability.

He's about a year behind his peers, because things just didn't click for him at the same time as everybody else. Despite a great teacher and excellent support he made no progress at all in reception. The structured setting of year 1, and another excellent teacher helped enourmously.

I would say that by this time next year he'll be on the average for his age. If he isn't we'll intervene more then.

Or am I burying my head in the sand? Should I be worrying frantically about this now? He's only 7 though?

IndigoBell · 02/05/2012 17:52

GateGypsy - it's not Special Needs - it's Special Educational Needs.

He's a year behind his peers. He has a medical condition that makes writing very difficult. He may have dyslexia. That's why he has SEN.

I think you should ask if he's on the SEN register. He may be, he may not.

School is meant to tell you if he is, but they don't always.

He can also come off the SEN register if he catches up.

He is going to have to make an incredible amount of progress to catch up in a year - next year he'll have to make 2 years progress for him to catch up. That's a big ask.

Most children wouldn't catch up in a year if they're that behind in Y2.

QueenofLemuria · 02/05/2012 21:42

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pointythings · 02/05/2012 21:50

I don't remember what mine were at the end of Yr1, but they were L3 at the end of Yr2. DD1 is now in Yr6, predicted 5a in everything. DD2 is in Yr4, her target for reading/writing is 5c, maths is 4b. They've progressed along the 'expected' curve from Yr2 onwards, but it wasn't always that way for them.

DD1 had a mad reading 'leap' in the first term of Yr1, went from being just above average to being almost 2 years ahead in the space of weeks. DD2 did the same thing, but in the second term of YrR. Their writing has also progressed in leaps until about Yr2, then quite steadily though not quite as predictably as reading. Maths is completely unpredictable - DD1 was always above average but really leapt once she hit Yr5, DD2 stalled in Yr 3 (made 1 sublevel) but has flown in Yr4.

I think the lesson is to accept that your DCs haven't read all the government paperwork about expected progression

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nappyaddict · 08/05/2012 15:50

GateGypsy Do the school suspect dyslexia too? Presumably he's not been diagnosed yet?

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