Hi
Just wondering if I can have some opinions on whether DD seems to be being kept behind at school before I speak to the teacher.
She is in Year 1 age 5 (june bday). Last year the teachers seemed to have no concerns about her and she got expected for all of her EYFS targets. I was quite confused then as to why she was placed on the bottom table in the year 1 class (from day one so year 1 teacher must have been advised on her position by the reception teachers) as that would indicate to me that they considered her to be behind in her work.
She is also still on pink level ORT. However at home she can quite easily read red level and even some of the easier yellow level books. What's worse it that DD's school divide each level into 10 and she is still only on pink 5 so still 5 levels to go before she gets near red!
She has also had no spelling homework but again at home she does quite a bit of writing and I feel she would definitely be able to cope with some simple spellings.
Does this seem as though she is behind or is this quite normal in year 1? It could be that they are trying to give her more confidence by keeping the work easy but I'm worried that by not challenging her she will fall further behind. It's just that by now most people on here seem to be saying their child is on at least red and is getting spellings.
I also wonder if she is coming across differently at school than how she is at home as the school don't seem to think she can do the things I know she does with me.
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Confused as to why DD seems to be behind at school
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confused28 · 30/09/2013 12:46
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