DS2 is 4.9 and in reception. he is in school part time due to his physical SN (3 full days a week at the moment but was 2 mornings, then 3 mornings last term).
I have always encouraged him to do what other children his age do, and helped him when necessary eg holding him on ride on toys and sitting him in his chair in the football goal so he could "play football" with DS1 (with a foam football). Due to this and luck, although he can't walk very far or very fast, gets very tired and uses a wheelchair at times he has no learning difficulties.
I'm a bit concerned as he has only just brought home books he is meant to read himself and he is struggling to recognise the words in it although he read one word after encouragement and sounding out the letters. Is this about average for his age? Is there anything we can do to help him? We already read him at least one story a day, sometimes more.
The teacher said he is doing fine but DS1's reading is about average (aged 6.6, year 2, level 9 of oxford reading tree) but he is the only child in his class above level 6 so I'm thinking the average for that school is a bit low generally.