Ks1 days of the week

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My ks1 daughter doesn't know the days of week despite frequent repetition and trying to teach her. There are a few things like this she struggles with (it took her ages to learn to count properly last year as she kept missing one number).

I googled this and the results kept suggesting dyslexia. Has anyone had similar issues? Is this cause for concern?

Yes and yes. Along with regularly writing letters and numbers backwards and as a mirror image. They can't effectively test for dyslexia until age 7 so just keep struggling on till then - I am.

Sorry to hear you're struggling.

She does also do some mirror image letters (but not as much as her brother who also writes right to left an occasion) but in general literacy is average. It's more her maths concepts she struggles with.

Ok if it is something to worry about I will contact the teacher to discuss with them.

They can test for dyslexia before the age of seven, however reversing letters and words isn't a sign of dyslexia. OP it seems as if your child may struggle with long term memory unfortunately some children do take many more repetitions than their peers.

I do think her memory isn't great, and I see in here a lot of the time "oh they just picked it up without any effort" as if other kids learn lots of things by osmosis. For us it's always work. Lots of repetition.

Her grasp of maths seems below what I would expect - took her a long time to understand counting related to adding.

I'll speak to the teacher. I think their class is generally below average - their reception teacher always seemed to be pulling her hair out and sending us home lots of extra work. Parents evening was very depressing.

Try songs and rhymes (we all know how easy we pick up lyrics and sing along) there seem to be lots of examples on line. Good luck.

Hi OP just to up date my children were assessed by an educational psychologist through school. Dyslexia was the most probable issue that was suggested through that but my LEA don't like to test for that before the age of seven as minds are still developing etc and every one is an individual and develops at different rates. They are 7 this year so am hoping to be assessed through school for this. Yes definitely bring it up with your teacher or the SEN coordinator at your school. (Feel like other poster popped up to tell me I am talking rubbish! But this is my experience. ) Good Luck with taking it forwards.

Sorry I was speaking as a SENCo based on current research.

Hey, these are exactly the things my 10yo struggled with, he is autistic and has dyslexia, school never tested him and just gave a long list of excuses so we did a dyslexia screening ourselves at dyslexia gold they didn't charge the earth like some others and we found their other programmes really helped with his reading and spelling etc. I remember DS not knowing his months at age 8, times tables etc took ages, bs and ds the wrong way around, these are all big signs of dyslexia. Although it's worrying, there's so much out there for you to help her, just a little bit each day xx

•   <strong>*Myth: People with dyslexia see things backwards.</strong>
  

•   <strong>*Fact:</strong> Dyslexics do not see things backwards because dyslexia is not a problem with the eyes. While new research has demonstrated that letter reversals of kindergarten children predicted spelling at 2nd grade, typical learners can reverse letters when intially learning. 
  

•   <strong>*Myth: Dyslexia is a visual problem – dyslexics see words backwards and letters reversed.</strong>
  

•   <strong>*Fact:</strong> This was proven inaccurate by a study by Professor Frank Vellutino while at the University at Albany. He asked dyslexic and non-dyslexic American students to reproduce a series of Hebrew letters that none of them had ever seen before. The dyslexic students were able to perform the task just as accurately as the non-dyslexic students, showing that their dyslexia did not affect their eyesight.
  

•   <strong>*Myth: Any child who reverses letters or numbers has dyslexia.</strong>
  

•   <strong>*Fact:</strong> Up to a certain point, it is considered normal for children to reverse their letters and numbers, and is actually quite common.
  

•   <strong>*Myth: Dyslexic children see things backward (i.e., writing letters and words backward) and reversals are an invariable sign of the disability.</strong>
  

•   <strong>*Fact:</strong> Many young children reverse letters when learning to write. While it is true that dyslexic children have difficulties attaching the appropriate labels or names to letters and words, there is no evidence that they actually see letters and words backward.
  

•   <strong>*Myth: Mirror writing is a symptom of dyslexia.</strong>
  

•   <strong>*Fact:</strong> Backwards writing and reversals of letters and words are common in the early stages of writing development among dyslexic and non-dyslexic children alike. Dyslexic children have problems in naming letters (i.e., remembering and quickly accessing the letter names), but not necessarily in copying them. Because many people erroneously, and incorrectly, believe that letter reversals define dyslexia, the children who do not make letter reversals often go undiagnosed.
  

Thanks all.

I have tried some videos but she saw them as "work". I'll try these ones and see if they're more fun.

I do worry. She finds school tricky for a whole load of reasons and now I'm finding homeschooling very difficult.

I'll email the teacher and see what she thinks.

Just play the songs as background noise ...don't make it work.

Ah I genuinely didn't think of that, I assumed she'd have to be concentrating on it!

Thanks, I'll give it a try

Dyslexia is ever chancing and children often don't sit neatly inside one diagnosis. What applies to one child does not apply to another.
How their need shows itself also varies.

My youngest is severely dyslexic and had a robust diagnosis and lengthy report. She was however a fantastic reader and speller from a young age. Never had any issues with Maths or other subjects other than writing.

Unless an expert is observing and talking to the child you just can not say if there is any SEND need or some missing work.
Share any worries with the teacher who can refer to SENDCO which every school must have. There is also an area SENDCO who can advise school SENDCO.