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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband just got back from our back to school night and said some of the kids in my son’s first-grade class have very good writing skills. The teacher hung little stories that each first-grader had written on the wall.

Some of the kids had spelling and writing skills that looked like they were at a fifth-grade level. Others had so-so writing skills.

Meanwhile, my son wrote numbers backward and couldn’t spell out several words like “Lego” and “play.” The teacher had to fill in the rest of the letters for him.

I know kids have their own pace of learning, but we were both disappointed that he was a bit behind the other kids.

He is above grade level for math and his teacher has handed him some worksheets on addition, subtraction and multiplication.

What are your expectations for first-grade reading, writing and spelling skills? Because clearly we have work to do.
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As others note, kids are still all over the place in 1st grade as these skills develop. Consider reaching out to the teacher to get a sense of what's developmentally appropriate.

That said, how's his reading? What were his dibels scores in kinder like?  Spelling and writing challenges can be signs of dyslexia.  I've seen kids identified in 4th/5th grade -and spelling was the "tell" for the concerned parent.

If your gut is leading you to post on an anon forum, don't let others here dissuade you from following up. May just be he needs some more practice and explicit instruction, or it may be an indicator of a specific learning disability.  Dyslexia can and should be identified early. [/quote]

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