Is it normal for a child to learn nothing in reception?

[Aloha]

Because I don't think my ds has learned anything at all. He doesn't hate it. Most of the time he enjoys it. But I don't think he's learned anything.

PinkChampagne was on another thread a few days ago, saying her SA (probable syspraxia) has done some of his SATS on a computer...

I'm not sure Ds learned anything much in Reception...he developed, and developed in ways he wouldn't have done if he hadn't been in school, but not sure about academic progress except the beginnings of phonics, (DS is very laggardly in reading) oh, and the Spanish lessons they have!

In Yr 1 he has done loads. Lots of science - applied science, studying materials, lots of writing in different formal forms and their applications (lists, letters, poetry, etc) with appropriate punctuation. Also maths in the way it gets done in schools and the way they like them t be able to do mental arithmetic and 'count on' when adding. He has done 2, 5 and 10 times table up to 100. And work around measuring and capacity of diffferent 3D shhapes. Pushing and pulling forces. And lots of 'citizenship' - talking about themselves, other people and feelings - with some excercises around that, placing people in your life etc. DS has an enormous general knoledge - what i have noticed is that although at home we read 'science' books etc and he can yak about it in detail, they build it up in school in a way that will be the foundations for later stuff. Sonot just that things are covered, but that they are covered in a particular way.

Ok new fucking development. Just got a call from the school. Am posting it in my Special needs thread. Am so upset and pissed off.

Ds is never going to be a sportsman or expert embroiderer. But he might be a bloody good writer or scientist one day. But at the moment I have bigger problems with the school.

DS, not SA!

oh, f*, Aloha

ds is probably DCD and avoided many fine motor activities but we've found that through having a younger sister has developed a belated interest in Hama, crafts, playdough etc

sorry to hear that aloha

he might be a sportsman or embroiderer though surely?

Nope. Really, really, really unlikely actually. Is just the way it is.

oh ok. is not like dyslexia then (eg somthing that can be worked with and around - some dyslexics still become writers etc)?

Its naive to think that doing hama bead of lego produces good fine motor skills. For a dyspraxic kids these activites are totally and utterly beyond them. All that would happen is that you make the child feel a failure.

As far as sport goes its a matter of finding something to suit the child. We have been trying to build physical activity into our lives without my son being aware of it. For example the other day we climb Ivenhoe Beacon.

It will be interesting when my son gets to see the occupational theraphist.

For some children these physical skills take longer to develop. It is a matter of protecting self esteem in the mean time.

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mine learned how to sit
listen
line up
get hcnaged
share
talk when asked to
cocoperate

read
write
ALL GOOD LIFE LONG LEARNIGN SKILLS

can I just reiterate that I did not mean to suggest that if all children did hama beads they would become fantabulous embroiderers

Frances I agree dyspraxic children have different needs (my older brother was dyspraxic although aged 43 now shows no traces of it , or rather the things that were important as a child which he could only do poorly - writing, tying shoe laces, sports, are of minimal importance to a 43 year old). I think his handwriting continues to be a bit "cramped".

I agree that children are drawn to what they are good at. But lego in particular is so accessible - via Duplo for example - that really any child can use it, enjoy it and get some benefit from it. I was simply making the point that in a lot of children it has a fantastic knock on effect of indirectly helping their handwriting.

Yes my point exactly re the computer etc Frances. I think ds2 will get passable writing eventually, and he'll probably be able to make a fist of tying his laces at some point too, but it is important he use a computer AS WELL in the meantime, to keep his self-esteem in check.

Anchovy - for the record, lego is utterly, totally, completely beyond DS2 (7 nearly 8). Wish it were not so, also showed no spontaneous attraction to pencil, pen, painting brush, football etc. Is all there though, for him to have a stab at when he fancies . . .

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