Bond assessments
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DS2 is coming to the end of age 7-8 VR book and although on the whole it is quite easy I felt that some of the compound excercises were hard. Hubby who is a genius when it comes to English normally gets the answers within a split second - I take far longer - but even he has to stop and think.
Here were the examples on paper 20:
BIRD FOOD FRONT BED
BOAT TIME BELT LIKE
BERRY OUT BIRD MAIL
DRESS SHIP AXE FIELD
I know for a fact my son wouldn't have heard of Blackmail or Blackout and Battledress and Battleaxe. Does anyone think these are hard for a 7-8 year old?
Here were the examples on paper 20:
BIRD FOOD FRONT BED
BOAT TIME BELT LIKE
BERRY OUT BIRD MAIL
DRESS SHIP AXE FIELD
I know for a fact my son wouldn't have heard of Blackmail or Blackout and Battledress and Battleaxe. Does anyone think these are hard for a 7-8 year old?
Hi t.i.p.s.y
If you look at the front cover of the books for the dates that they were first published you will find a clue as to why this vocabulary is present.
The vocabulary of post-war Britain extended through the 1970's and early 80's. Retired teachers who were writing after this time tended to continue using such vocabulary.
Regards
Mike
If you look at the front cover of the books for the dates that they were first published you will find a clue as to why this vocabulary is present.
The vocabulary of post-war Britain extended through the 1970's and early 80's. Retired teachers who were writing after this time tended to continue using such vocabulary.
Regards
Mike
Thanks Mike - would this type of vocabulary be used in exams or standardised tests now? He sat a vocab test for entry to his brothers school and got age 13years and 1 month in his vocab. He has a good vocab but even I thought the test must be pretty basic to get a score that high. So then he does this age 7-8 paper and I think there is quite a bit of discrepancy in his vocab test and what he's doing in these papers.