My DS is in Y3 at private school. He has just brought his creative writing book home and I'm really concerned by how little writing they've done since the start of the year (Sept not Jan)- 4 pieces. They seem to use mainly worksheets, filling in words here and there, rather than practising writing longer pieces. It's the same in all subjects (ie they're not getting writing to do in History, Geography etc)
My DD was in Y6 at the same school last year and I know that lots of the DC in her class struggled with English when it came to 11+ exams for independent schools. It wasn't an issue for her because English is her best subject, and she's pretty academic. English is definitely not my DS's strength though.
Am I right to be concerned?
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How much should they be writing in Y3?
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JazT · 21/01/2010 19:46
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