give it a rest about your kids being bored at schools....

[sereka]

Hi Guys,

I have been reading through a few post on here.

Parents seem to constantly go on about their kids being bored at school because they can read before they started school and the teacher giving them lesser ability books. When you say they can read before starting reception.. what exactly are you saying?

My daughter is starting reception in september and she recognises just a few words and i would not class that as being able to read.

We read books together and she enjoys it.. its really funny as if we read a certain story she can look at the pictures and then tell me the story back again days later.. this is her making up her own words but is always correct. Also she will get a book for the first time and just say the words she knows on the page and then make up her own story from the pics. Have me in stitches most days surprisingly she has lovely handwrting skills already. Form her letters properly and can write her name. ( i have very good penmanship so maybe she inherited that from me.LOL)
What should i be doing to help her more?
will she learn to read in reception?
I feel like Im not doing enough as so many of you have kids already reading...

Regards

"You see, little Jocasta is very bright, you know. Very bright. I'm afraid she's bored - not challenged enough. And that's why she set fire to Tarquin" (with aplologies to Jeremy Hardy)

But the school shouldn't really even have to engineer it.Children generate endless play ideas from one another.They play strapped into the car seats!

Very true Katie, but if they were left playing by themselves entirely without any adult input they wouldn't necessarily develop all the tick boxes skills accross the curriculum.

Thank goodness my dd is normal!

My 5 yr old son has Asperger's. He is bored at school. I know because a) he wreaks havoc at school (which he tends to do when bored) and b) because he tells me that he is bored. Pretty clear, then.

The early years curriculum doesn't suit every child. All the 'free play' stuff at school and the emphasis on learning through play can be extremely frustrating for a child who just wants to settle down with a good book, write a story or solve some problems.

Doesnt make me a pushy PFB mum.

maths problems - he isn't a junior social worker

PMSL Seeker

I think I was naturally a non-playing child. I probably played more imaginative games when I became a stepmum to 5yo twins, than I did when I was little. I don't feel it did me any harm academically... but was I missing out? Who knows.

I still have to make a concerted effort to play with DD, and although she learns from playing generally, I must relax more and go with the flow, follow her lead etc.

People may find this blog post interesting, it's about learning maths through play. something close to my heart

oh and incidentally I noticed that DD has suddenly started playing more pretend games, they're much more elaborate, since starting preschool a few weeks ago. she's one of the youngest there so I guess she's picking it up from the older ones! it's amazing seeing what she comes up with