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fed up with getting ds's schooll reports :-(

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NotInTheMood · 07/01/2011 17:53

reading = below average
writing = well below average
maths = below average

He's getting extra help and having speech therapy as they have said he has a processing disorder. Although i agree i also think it maybe something else like dyslexia. I keep being told its too early to tell and it doesn't really matter if we attach a label to him he still has to learn.

Just fed up with seeing negative reports. I don't know what to do to try and help him as he really doesn't seem to care or enjoy reading or writing.Ive brought Ben 10 books,dinosaur books,tried to get him to write to his friend, leap tag etc but he's not interested feel like im failing him as a parent. Alot of people's views on here seem to be if your child is failing then it is down to lack of support from the parent.All children learn to read and write eventually don't they?

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intothewest · 07/01/2011 18:19

It must be hard- from what I have read on here,people think it is NOT the fault of the parent- You are obviously supporting your ds- Children learn at different rates,and obviously if he has sn it is going to take longer- You sound as if you are doing the right things- there are recent threads on here of dcs learning through using certain programmes- sorry,I'm no good at links,but there is a lot of advice on here- good luck

purplepidjin · 07/01/2011 18:23

Average = boring

In maths, average = mean

TotalChaos · 07/01/2011 18:45

That sounds very mean, putting it as negatively as that, do they not write anything nicer then?

IndigoBell · 07/01/2011 21:00

How old is he?

And is he making progress?

I mean if he was below average last year and is still below average this year then he's actually doing OK. He's made the expected level of progress. However if he was below average last year and is well below average this year then he is not making expected level of progress.

StartingAfresh · 07/01/2011 21:18

'I keep being told its too early to tell and it doesn't really matter if we attach a label to him he still has to learn'

Yes, but he isn't learning. If you have some clues about why, they can adjust their teaching.

Not I think you might have misunderstood some of the threads on here. There are things that you can do as a parent to help your child read and write. But the school is full of professionals who are PAID to do this.

Plenty of kids with the worst parents, still learn to read and write don't they?

What parents are doing here in many cases is compensating for the teachers. This isn't really where you start. It is where you end up when the school is crap.

purplepidjin · 07/01/2011 22:28

To back up what Star said.

Not so long ago, I was a TA in a PRU. There were kids there with the ability (not the application, btw) to get A*s at GCSE. Their parents were often too smacked out on drugs or booze to know where they were, let alone what their kids were up to.

The point being, they could read, write, add up, do multiplication tables, tell you where Germany was on the map... despite the parents!

You are trying your utmost to do your best by your DS.

You = awesome parent.

IndigoBell · 08/01/2011 07:38

The trouble with a label of dyslexia is it does not give the teachers any clue as to how to adjust their teaching. Synthetic phonics is the recommended way to teach all kids regardless of whether or not they have dyslexia.

So unlike other labels it is not in the least bit useful.

What reading scheme is the school using to teach him? What books is he bringing home? Odds are he is not being taught well and that is why he is not doing well.

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NotInTheMood · 10/01/2011 16:06

He is in year 1 and one of the oldest. He is currently reading the red band books seem to be a mixture but mainly the chip and biff books.Im a bit confused to be honest as it was literally a small slip of paper with these scores and no explanation.So have no idea if he has met the previous targets from reception and now at these levels with the curriculum as I know they have just startedor whether he's still trying to meet both. I know that he was making progress with extra help in reception but these results alone are quite negative.

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MadameSin · 10/01/2011 17:18

Is this a private school???

IndigoBell · 10/01/2011 17:40

Chip and Biff books aren't phonetic, and are not good for children who are struggling.

Red band books at the start of year 1 means his reading is not coming on very well.

I wouldn't see these results as negative, as surely they are facts, no emotions involved. Red band is below the national average for the start of year 1.

But what I would do is talk to his teacher about what extra support he is going to get this year to ensure he makes his targeted progress (He has probably been targetted to make 3 sublevels of progress a year - so find out if he's on track to do so, then ask what they will do to ensure he does make that level of progress.)

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