Hi my ds1 is nearly six and one of the oldest in his class. I'm really worried about him because he is behind all of his friends, he no longer sits with his friends at school and has to sit at the front of class with three other children that are also struggling. These children are also the youngest ones in the class...
My son is such a lovely boy and i've done my best to help him but I know last year wasn't easy emotionally for either of us as I was involved in an abusive relationship which has obviously had an effect on him, and I feel so guilty Just want him to be happy.
Anyway to the point he is still on pink books and we are re-reading the same books he had last year. He just doesn't recognise his key words all the time. Think a lot of it is a fear of failure, so he just doesn't try. I read with him every day and try to make it as fun as possible! He has 4 spellings a week to learn, which he's excellent at through his friends get about 8 to learn. Feel like his teacher judges everything based on his reading....
Any suggestions on how I can help him have more confidence in his ability??
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Yr1 struggling almost six year old....
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laujs · 26/09/2009 17:01
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