What levels should a 5 year old in reception be at?

[DevilwearsPrada]

With numbers, how many words they can read, if they can write at all and draw?

My dd1 can count to 10 and read a few words but she's really stumped when it comes to writing and drawing. She just scribbles she's never drawn a recognisable picture and she doesn't seem to be able to get the knack of holding a pen right. She can recognise letters but can't seem to write her name.

here

this school's site breaks the Foundation Stage Goals down and has activities to help.

DS is 5, still in reception and has just started drawing "closed" shapes in the last couple of months, he can write his name (with the letters facing different directions and has not yet grasped the idea that words should be put one after another in order to be read correctly). However... he can read to the level of a Y1, can count up to 70, has reached the milestones for language skills in 3 languages, and can do simple addtions of numbers going from 1 to 20.

So... what I'm trying to say here is, don't worry too much, there are things you can do to help her (I thoroughly recommend "Games for Writing" by Peggy Kaye), but the level they have at this age doesn't represent the abilities they will have in the future. I was the last one to learn to read in my class, and took me ages to learn to draw, but I but won every spelling contest in the school a couple of years later, and was a good graphic designer at some point

DevilwearsPrada,
Is your daughter young in the year? This time last year my son (who has a dec birthday) was exactly like your daughter with writing.

I used "Write from the Start" everyday for about 6 months with my son. Within weeks he was drawing recongible pictures.

www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1855032457/interactiveda3324-21

My son's handwriting has really improved. It has also helped him quite a lot using a pencil grip. There are lots of diferent pencil grips you can get. It might be worth buying a combi pack of pencil grips and seeing what your dd likes.

www.taskmasteronline.co.uk/prod-list.asp?CatID=5&SubCatID=63

I would also suggest buying the Jolly phonics teachers's handbook and working through it over the summer holidays.

www.amazon.co.uk/Phonics-Handbook-Teaching-Reading-Spelling/dp/1870946073/ref=sr 11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208078772&sr=1-1

I really wouldn't worry. My ds1 is 4 and young in the year - august baby. His reading is quite good but writing has a long way to go.
For reading, would highly recommend Jelly and bean books.
With kids you'd be amazed how fast they develop. My nephew is also an august and I remember at 5 could bare recognise letters. Now he is only 7 and top of the class in all areas!!!