Is it time for a private tutor?

[wasabipeanut]

Just back from another "share and celebrate" session for my Y2 DS. I just wanted to cry and not for the first time. His written work is abysmal. Spelling for even the first 100 HF words still poor even though we have gone over them endlessly at home. Punctuation is infrequent or completely absent from certain sections. Most pieces seem to be just about decipherable at the beginning then lapse into incoherence.

He has had special 15 minute targeted one to one sessions on and off all year but it just is t staying in his head. He spells a word correctly one day then promptly forgets it despite being taught the same word repeatedly. Bizarrely his reading is ok - on lime colour which is ok for his age I think. Numeracy also pretty good.

Before anybody asks he is September born! I asked his teacher a few months ago what I could do to help and she said do more spelling practice at home but from what I can see it isn't working.

I hate the thought of tutoring so young but I hate the thought of him falling behind even more. People keep saying "it will come" but I fail to see how.

What do you think?

[enyaheadress]

Hello, I am looking for advice. My 9yr old daughter has learning support at her school but still struggles with remembering things she has learnt. Now the govt has changed the rules and made it more challenging as well as stipulated that the kids deliver information in a fixed time period I am even more worried. I am looking for a tutor as she is in yr 5. Any advice? Suggestions of where to get suitable tutor in Lewisham?

[Floppy5885]

He probably needs to know spelling rules more then individual spellings