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Help, is my 4 year old dyslexic ? Should I worry.?

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Loudloopy · 09/11/2021 20:46

Here goes

I had my first ever parents evening, my son is 4 years old, and has never shown intrest in drawing or writing, he started reception at the beginning of September, I've been called over once for his teacher to mention he had been a little boysterious, not listening etc nothing to worry about but needed to nip in the bud thT was 3 weeks after starting school, other than that I've not heard anything, getting dojo points for efforts etc. He loves school and is a bright bubbly child amd has so much confidence, I attended his first parents evening, she mentioned his work and showed me what he had been doing and I mentioned he struggles with reading and writing she said he's behind academically, and should be reading short sentences and he really struggles writing, she then mentioned his behaviour which they are struggling with, I sat there listening to what I can only describe as NOT my child, I was floored and started to cry, by all means my child is no angel but an example is him and friends were making guns, all of them play fighting and he said and pointed his at another student saying "I'm going to shoot you with my gun that has a firework and kill you" the other child responded by crying and saying I don't want to die........ this was noted as bad behaviour in his "log" I almost felt like I was sat waiting for a " he then kicked the child" or something, I know it's not the nicest of things but I was a little bit like come on he's a 4 year olds, anyway I'm sat blubbering and want some support

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JimmyGrimble · 10/11/2021 23:24

There is no reliable test for dyslexia for under 7’s. Issues with speech and language and specific literacy difficulties may be picked up earlier. He sounds like he’s young in the year. He also sounds like he isn’t well disposed to trying things he finds difficult. Being an individual is great but sometimes they do have to sit down and have a go …

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