I was wondering if any teacher GNs could advise me on this subject. My little 6 year old DGD is in P1, she is very bright, articulate and really good at all her subjects at school especially number work. As I spend a great deal of time with her when her mother is at work, I am the one who will hear her reading homework. I actually thought she was doing quite well, her school are using the Biff and Chip books and I noticed no problems until a few weeks ago when she went onto the next stage (3) I think.
She now stumbles on most of her phonics and is having to sound out all the words, even the simplest ones such as 'sits' . I am now wondering if she is struggling with the phonics. She was placed in a composite class consisting of P2 and just 4 P1s. Is it possible that her difficulties have not been spotted. The first reports arrived on Friday and the comments were all excellent and the teacher says she is attaining the level of reading expected of her for her age. Surely a child that has attended school for a whole year should be able to read with a little more fluency.
I have bought some phonic flash cards, in the hope we may be able to make a bit of progress during the summer break. Any tips or comments would be very helpful.
Good Morning Thursday 25th April 2024
Lack of public toilets in towns.
