Exceeding in Reception, Expected in Y1

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My DD is just finishing Y1, got her end of year report to day and she is working at the expected level for Maths and English, but last year in Reception she was exceeding in all areas.

Should I be concerned? Does this mean she hasn't made enough progress? My gut feeling is, it isn't an issue, but I'm not sure!

We also have Parents' Evening next week, is there anything I should ask her teacher about this?

Many thanks!

She eats freely? I mean she reads freely - pardon my typing.

Looking for some advice. My daughter is 5 year old she is 6 in a few month. I have had parents evening and got this report below. My questions are they said she is not working at her age. I asked what support they were giving her they said she as a 1 to 1 lesson a week but if she really not working where she should be why are they only telling me now. She can't read and when she writes she is writing backwards. Its took till now to tell me. I am really upset about it. I did approach school when she was in reception and mentioned that I noticed she kept writing her name backwards and they said she would learn and grow out of it but she now in year 1. What should I do does anyone know. Does anyone understand these results

In my experience, teachers basically ignore the kids who are ahead and the teachers try to get the whole class to the same level. Your DD will probably be average by year 2. Teachers think this is ok (and its much easier for them) but they do not realise that bright children can get into the habit of ‘not learning much at school’ and daydreaming / lazing instead, and they then really struggle to turn their brains back on or when the school is finally interested in them. They aren’t in the habit of working. Then if you complain the school will smugly tell you that your child is in fact average.

I’m sorry. All you can do is keep stimulating her brain outside school, or
move schools to somewhere that has a higher average level and so is more interested in bright kids. We moved in year 3 but should have done it much earlier.

@Mumsy4musketeers I don’t understand the results, but more importantly you shouldn’t be having to ask people on the internet what they mean. When I was a Chair of Governor’s the Head’s rule was nothing at parent’s evening should be a shock - it’s too short a period of time anything big should be discussed with parents at a different time.

My advice give it 48 hours and then email school asking for meeting with teacher and SENCo. My advice, don’t go in asking why weren’t you told before (might get their backs up and in some ways irrelevant the issue is what help does your child need now). Explain you are concerned and had concerns in reception and want to understand more about your daughter’s abilities, what interventions are being put in at school and what you can do to support those interventions at home.

@LillyDeValley ok thank you. Its just frustrating, I'm mad at myself because I just wish I had kept pushing when she was in reception & monitoring things so I feel like I've failed her too. It was just bit of a shock the parents evening because when she was in reception they made out like its fine and she be ok and now im finding out she still not doing great. I just want to help her and make sure she as support where she needs it

@Mumsy4musketeers don’t beat yourself up. Unless your child’s needs are very severe or causing disruption in class you generally get told in reception to watch and wait - so I think even if you had pushed and pushed would not have made much difference just to illustrate dyslexia they won’t test till 7, ADHD is 6 (and in my area is now 7), dyspraxia in my area is now 8. That doesn’t mean they can do things now - I just want to emphasis that in reception no one would have suggested having your daughter tested for neurodiversity.

It's the reading/writing that concerns me, she is a 'free reader' having finished RWI, and her writing is incredible. Her spelling is really good, she gets 9 or 10 out of 10 every week on the spelling tests and she's got the most beautiful joined up handwriting. Her report says how wonderful and imaginative her writing is. I just wonder what more she needs to do to get greater depth!

And why does this 'concern' you...?
My Reception child is 'working towards' in almost all areas. I'm trying not to be overly concerned. Yet you are concerned because your daughter's writing is 'incredible'...