My youngest ds is in reception class and up until recently has had absolutely no interest in learning inside or outside of school. In class he's done the bare minimum, just been far more interested in playing and being with friends. As he's not my pfb I've not been overly concerned by this at all having seen how children make massive leaps and plateaus throughout primary school in his sibling's classes. Despite being a September birth, he is in the bottom group of his class - and in fairness he had speech delay and didn't talk till he was 3 1/4 - but since Feb this year he has finally clicked and is keen to learn. In class he's trying hard and at home is happy to do his reading homework.
This is where the workbooks come in....
he does get sheets home from school with phonics on, but they are very boring and not exciting at all. I don't get to town much, but I would like your opinions on the various workbooks out there. It's hard to tell on the internet if they are too easy or too hard - ie preschool or year 1 levels - and most books seem to be aimed at these groups rather than reception class.
Can anyone recommend any......cgp, carol vorderman, letts......which ones are best?
He's keen to do more at home and prefers a bit of structure to his learning rather than just counting in the car or trying to spell out word sounds. I never did death by worksheet with the other two and won't with him either!!!