Ds told he is 2 years ahead of actual age, but i don't know what he means

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Ds has just told me that he was told by teacher he is 2 years ahead of his actual age. Obviously this is great, but i don't know what he is talking about. I asked him if it is for reading (he's good at that), but he said he thinks it is for everything. Can anyone shed any light on this? By the way he is year 2.

genuinely curious, not stealth boasting.

Presumably it means he's working at NC level 3, or a low 4.

If he can't explain what it means, though, clearly it wasn't terribly useful for him to be told that. Clarify with the teacher tomorrow morning if you like.

Book an appointment to see the teacher or wait for his end of term report - Difficult to base a judgement on what your teacher said to your son, it could have been based on a variety of situations during a normal school day, it could have been that he was lining up better than the year 4's or could be based on a snapshot like his spelling age or like you said his reading age....or maybe they sat him in a year 3/4 literacy test and he did just as well....you see it could be anything.....

but if you find out do let us know....

I suppose it could be his height - he is very tall!

I'm going for a guess that it's reading age....ask your son if he has completed a long spelling or reading test?