success and frustration!

[Hsmummy]

Hi
Ive been meaning to post for sometime as one of the mummys who started with Brillkids just on 5 years ago - to share our updated success. My eldest started school this September - it took the teachers until Oct to finalise their assessments but they now accept that her reading age is about twice her actual age and although she has had to sit through the pain of learning their phonics scheme (Mummy why am I doing this again? and mummy its soo boring!) they have declared her free of their book scheme s and a free reader. They are placing her with children older than herself but who may be able to challenge her a bit more. She is also demonstrating daily that its not just reading the words - but she understands what she is reading.... Its been an uphill struggle to get her current teachers to understand that she can do this - but we are there for now - and she is so much happier. She even told me the otehr day that she would like to teach other children how to read. I suggested that she start with her little brother.... which leads me to the frustration.....

My little one is 2 nearly 3. He can read, he wont. His nursery teachers who had to cope with my eldest say they know he probably can. But he is very painfully shy and will not engage with them or his peers and so because he is socially not where they want him to be they will not accept that he can read and will not supply any support materials. We are at the stage with him where he will do Brillkids, sometimes, starfall sometimes but he is bored and needs more. In fairness he takes time and needs support more than my eldest did and they probably cant manage it..... but we as parents need someone else to help tell him its ok for his voice to be heard - didnt face this one witht the eldst - any ideas please????

[Mandabplus3]

I have a boy just like this in my kindergarten. Painfully shy is a great wording. With plenty of support he will actually talk to the group, but it often ends in tears.
Anyway I have no great suggestions but would love to know what others come up with. I have just been taking baby steps with this boy. For example he wouldnt do show and tell but would happily ask questions if it was something he was interested in, so we started there. Now he does show and tell but doesn't say anything much apart from introducing himself. 
Glad to hear the update on your oldest. Wonderful. What a great head start you gave.

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