If dd1 is taking a drawing in to the teacher, should I correct her spelling?

[CarriedAwayAnnie]

She's in reception. She's drawn a picture and labelled with it words that don't really resemble anything.

Do I just leave it? Or will the teacher think I can't spell or that I don't help her at home?

Teacher said she wanted to see shopping lists etc done at home by the children but dd1's are a jumble of letters. Is that what she means?

Yeah it's fine as long as you helped her a bit

I woul leave it as dd has drawn it. it's. her. work of art."

leave it. your dd can tell her what it says.

Just leave it, its her picture. This is why I hate school, all the joy sucked out of life.

I sometimes (discretely) put a post it note on my sons work with an explanation of what the words mean. That way it doesn't affect the work / demoralise the child and the teacher can praise with suitable comments.

I would just leave it - it is supposed to be your DDs work, not yours. I am sure the teacher isn't expecting anything too precise at this stage in your DD's school career.

I wouldn't think that a teacher would assume anything about your spelling from your daughter's work. But if you write things and spell them badly and she reads them then that's different.

Hi - ex-TA (male) here :

Yes, I agree with other replies; in Reception it's having a go at something that is more important than the end result. I wouldn't have expected R kids to spell much of anything - maybe just an initial letter might be correct. Helping too much or correcting her work could even undermine confidence, and have quite the opposite of the desired effect.

Leave it. Teachers are experts in decoding.

Send it just as it is. At that age it is good that she has tried. We all have to start somewhere and what looks like random letters can tell the teacher a lot.

Give your daughter a hug for doing such a brilliant bit of work - there's nothing quite like encouragement!