My DD has started saying she’s worried about moving to Year 1. She’s been asking some children about it at breakfast club and in the playground, and heard various tales about how they have to write a story every day. One child even told her that they had to write 100 pages per day!
The one thing about school she professes not to love is writing: her writing is not yet particularly neat (it's not bad though), and she’s not too keen on drawing/colouring. However, her reading is excellent and her sentence construction, spelling and focus are good, as is her maths.
I think the problem is that, last September, DD spent a week doing phonics in the year 1 class as her reading was already well established by the time she started school. However, she struggled with the writing element of the sessions, so she went back to reception after a week. She still remembers it being ‘hard’, and doesn’t quite believe my reassurances that she’ll be with her own class and has learned so much during the past year etc.
I’ve heard some people say that it can be quite a jump at some schools. Does anyone have any tips for preparing their child for year 1?
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Ginmummy1 · 27/06/2016 10:07
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