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Question: Why is my child in springboard maths?

My son is 7 in year 3. At the end of last year, he obtained a grade of 2A in maths and was commended for his progress and his report cited him as above average,
On friday, he came home with a folder for springboard maths, with really basic worksheets in, the sort he was doing in year 1. indeed my year 1 son can do them and my yeaar 3 son did all of them in just a few minutes. I’m really confused.
I suspect my son has dyslexia and one of his symptoms is persistant number reversals along with very messy work. i have asked repeatedly for him to be assessed but have always been fobbed off. Not anymore though. Am I right to be livid that a child who is obviously capable of the critical thinking required for standard mathematics lessons is taken out with those less able? Is it possible that his teacher has not realised his ability because of the number reversals or am I missing something here? Advice please, I feel like I’m going mad!!
TIA

Answer: You need to assert yourself (and you will). If you think your young man is dyslexic and that it also affects his number skills insist he is tested and move on from there. Private testing is also a possibility if you have the funds.

Adding Long Columns of Large Numbers with No Stress or Mistakes