Can a child who struggles with numbers and reading in reception still do well in school later?

[emkana]

Dd2 is not really making much progress atm, even though we practise reading every day (and she wants to do it!). At this stage reading had "clicked" with dd1, but dd2 still finds it hard and has been on ORT 2 for ages, and I can't see her moving up any time soon. Also with numbers, she still gets 15 and 13, 12 and 11 mixed up a lot.

Does this mean she will always struggle? Just wondering, not being a pushy mother, promise.

[PrimulaVeris]

My ds couldn't really read till 7 yrs - he's fine now.

I wouldn't get worried about progress in reception, or even Y1 tbh. They all go at own pace.

[AbbeyA]

This is why I am utterly against the 11+ system, it is so wrong to categorise children at such a young age.

[Lilymaid]

My DH also diagnosed as "thick" in infants school but got scholarship to Oxford and is now on council of major professional body.

[Blandmum]

Dh didn't really started reading properly until he was 7-8.

He has a tested IQ of 156, 9 O levels, 4 A grades at A level, and a degree in engineering from Oxford University.

I don't think it held him back

[solo]

My Ds was an August baby, so was very young IMO to start school and he just did not take to reading at first.
When he got to 6yo he really took to it and by 7.8 he was assessed as having a reading age of 11.6 ! They can catch up, no problem.

[GooseyLoosey]

At this type of age, children are at very different stages and catch on to things at very different rates. Apart from a few children around each margin, most seem to end up in around the same place at the end of primary school. Einstein could not read or even talk particularly well at 6!

[seeker]

She is not struggling - see my earlier post about ORT level 2 being a reading age of 4.5-5. Exactly where she should be. The Harry Potter readers are the exception, not the rule. And it's often just a performing seal trick - a lot of children can technically read far in advance of their comprehension.

[christywhisty]

My Ds didn't click with reading until he was 7 and caught up and passed the fluent readers from reception. He is dyslexic and has problems with mainly spelling but is in Year 7 now and top set and g&t.

[barnstaple]

Oh and I knew a guy who didn't even SPEAK until he was 4, let alone anything else. He is now a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Calm calm calm!

[barnstaple]

She's in RECEPTION! Give her a break!

[Blu]

The thing is, many times when anyone posts about reading levels and is worried, even though their child is actually doing completely fine, all the parents of children who were super-speedy readers post and say 'well my dd was on ORT level 5 by the end of her second term in reception', as if this was the accepted average or target. Which it is not. Also many schools prioritise different things in different terms. There was little emphasis on phonics at DS's school until Yr 1.

[cardy]

DD1 is year 2 (summer birthday) and is ORT 7. She struggled with reading for the first two years of school and I would say is only 'clicked' just before Christmas. She is still quite relucant to read (loves numercy though). I have worried and spoken to her teacher - everybody has said there is nothing to worry about.

In fact she is very bright and talented in other areas (drawing, dancing etc..) don't know where is gets that from but its certainly not me .

[seeker]

According to the ORT website, Stage 2 is a reading age of 4.5-5. So she is bang on where she ought to be.

[FYIAD]

erm...dd1 was like this and sorry but yes, she has always struggled a bit, requiring lots and lots of parental input and encouragement (she is 8 now)

[seeker]

A lot of reception children can't read or do number work AT ALL!!!

[emkana]

I know franca I know

[francagoestohollywood]

(in Germany primary school starts at 6, isn't it??)

[francagoestohollywood]

Emkana, as a German you should have known better . I still keep thinking that a good number of 5 yr old are not ready to start reading, especially a difficult language like English. I wouldn't worry.

[throckenholt]

yes. My DS1 (summer baby) was totally uninterested in reading in reception - and year 1 come to that - now he is year 2 and can read really well.

Similar with numbers. He is not stupid but was just not turned on by reading and counting in any great way.

[Remotew]

Lol, I must admit that reading some of the threads you'd think that most children were reading early etc. Its not often the case though.

Dont worry she will get there at her own pace. My DD was deemed average certainly in infants and for the first couple of years of primary and is quite the high flyer now.

[IdrisTheDragon]

My sister was considered "slow" when she was at school, until she was about 8 or 9.

She went to Cambridge and studied Maths, so did well later on .

[marina]

Yes, of course it will all work out OK

[Cappuccino]

the ORT books are aimed at being one stage a term - so being on Stage 2 in the second term is just fine

[MrsMattie]

Yes! My cousin went to Steiner school and couldn't even read until the age of 9 or 10. He is now 25 yrs old, has a first class degree and a masters and is currently working on his PHD and being asked to give lectures all around the world on his specialist subject. He's one of the brightest people I know.

[TheFallenMadonna]

I hear that emkana!

MN children seem not to be as others sometimes...