Hi, I really need advice on this.
Basically Dd was 5 last July and she's in year one.
In reception last year she was the youngest of her year, and she wasn't at all interested in reading or writing although very advanced in other domaines (drawing, speaking, gigsaws etc...), so she was in the bottom set.
This year though, after a rocky start, as she matured, she became increasingly interested in reading and writing, and although she started in the bottom set, has moved up a group.
She's now flying through the reading, she's still on a low level books though, which seem easy for her, and her handwriting is beautiful.
Each day after school she takes a pen an paper, writes things from plays to stories to letters etc... (obviously still makes mistakes), she reads everything she sees (from labels to e-mails )and understands the meanings and the stories,and she ABSOLUTELY loves it all.
I recently had a note from her teacher telling me that her confidence has recently increased and that she's working really well in lessons.
Now my problem is, since monday she has been put into an Early Literacy support program with 5 boys from her class (bottom set and quite naughty).
I wasn't told until today where I got a letter but Dd has known since friday.
Everyday they spend time with the TA doing sounds, games etc...
After her first lesson yesterday she said to me: "Mummy we've been through some tricky words like "and", "to" and "the". But they are not tricky at all."
She's known how to read those words for a whole year!! If not more.
So far they have learned those three words, and the letter K, the letter C and the letter R. In two lessons!!
She told me she was bored there, but doesn't like to say anything.
She is also a highly sensitive child, easily overwhelmed by new things and big groups and very eager to please.
I'm concerned that because she's very quiet and sensitive, they're mistaking her quietness for being slow or behind and don't know her true abilities.
This is a child who speaks fluent english and french, her speaking grammar is perfect, she reads books which have 6+ lines, and writes beautifully.
I've booked an appointment with the teacher to talk about it, but I was wondering if anyone thinks that the early literacy support programme is worth sticking to even if the child is already more advanced, or is it going to knock her confidence and make her take a step back?
I'm sorry it's so long