SAT level 3a at end of year 6 - ok?

[Oneaddoneisthree]

We have recently moved from a different curriculum into English system so I don't totally understand the levels. At the recent parents' evening we were told that ds (almost 11, in year 6) is achieving level 3a across the board at the moment but that they would like him to achieve level 4b by the end of the year. I don't know if he can do this and worry about how he will cope at secondary as the teacher said level 4 is the minimum requirement to cope with the secondary curriculum. However she didn't seem overly concerned. Can anyone advise? Thanks.

I don't understand your logic here op. Why would you want a possibly undiagnosed dyslexic/ dyslexic child to go to a school which they wouldn't be prepared to support them?

I taught a couple of undiagnosed children and my experience was the further they went up secondary school the worse they achieved. On the other hand those who were diagnosed got more time and support.

In any case he may not have either but imo you need to find out!

I see what you mean but I actually don't know (and need to find out) that the school would not support him. A bigger problem I actually think is that it may simply not be the right school for him.

The fact that he can sometimes pull it out of the bag makes me think it is mainly a behavioural problem. His behaviour can be terrible - he has a tendency to want to control the whole family, which we don't allow him to do obviously but it is a constant problem, and this extends into everything including school work.