........Am feeling really pleased and just want to share my good news.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[willywonkasEgghunt]

I left dd's parents' evening really disappointed last month when we were told that whilst her progress was generally good, she would avoid "working" (specifically writing) at all costs and that if this continued that it could hold her back when she moves from Reception to Year One in September. Since then we've tried a number of things at home but dd hasn't said much so at home time today I asked the teacher if there had been any progress, hoping that she'd say that things were "improving". Better than that, apparently dd's attitude to work is "transformed" and there has been a complete turnaround
I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trying to show off because I really am not. I'm just so pleased, and proud, of dd and also relieved to not feel quite such a bad parent!! Thank you for letting me share my news

Hope you're both feeling on top of the world.

They surprise us sometimes don't they?

Well done ww it's obv paid off then .

Oh how lovely willywonka! I always like to hear a success story

I even bought dd a cornetto on the way home and she's not usually allowed to have one of those even on "Friday treat day"!!!

Congratulation - may I ask what you did with her which helped so much ?

Well done to you and your DD, sounds like she's a little star!

We beat her with a stick chanting "writing is good, writing is good" and starved her until she was able to write in perfect script

As dd loves dancing around to music, we chose to explain that her hand needed to learn the "special dance" for each letter and accompanied it with the appropriate verbal description, e.g. start and the top, down, up and round for "b" or "d". Sometimes we'd write on paper, sometimes we write it in the air as if we were conducting. She especially seemed to enjoy writing on one of those wipe clean boards so we have used that a lot. Think the variation has helped stopped boredom kicking in (yet!) but just going back to basics seemed to be the key and we've only looked to practice one or two letters each day. It's still ongoing but knowing that it is making a difference is one hell of an incentive

BRAVO

well done. sounds like stirling (or is that sterling??) parenting. im impressed

The stick/chanting approach?

oh absolutely. the other stuff is a bit offthewall wacky

Well done!!
Your daughter is probably what is known as a kinaesthetic learner. She learns through moving about and physically doing stuff.
Good to know for the future!

That's brilliant, well done.

I was talking to someone at a toddler gp about this yesterday - she's also got a dd in reception. She said her method for teaching her dd is to make it physical, her dd had problems reading and remembering the word 'the' so whenever they reached that word they tapped her on the forehead. She got stuck on the letter 'p', so they gave her a pinch. they reckon she ducks while reading now! Wasn't sure how jokey she was being, was a bit at that method. They're both teachers aswell - bet they don't use it at school!