Your 4+ Assessment preparation got better since you stopped doing this one thing
/Making excuses.
Look, we all have lives to live, children to raise, jobs to go to, finances to deal with, friends to see - the list goes on and on…
But this is the only thing that happens when you make excuses…
Nothing.
Nothing happens.
Let me give you an example. My son has passed all elements of his Emerald Curriculum apart from the phonics part. He doesn’t know how to identify the 13 sounds that he needs to be able to identify in order to move onto his Sapphire Curriculum. I had set myself the goal of teaching him all 13 this month (the month of April). Today is the 13th of April. Do you know how many times I’ve pulled out the phonics sounds from his folder? Do you know how many times I’ve put on a phonics video on YouTube? Do you know how many times I’ve planned to do phonics with him? Maybe three times.
Why?
Because of excuses.
Here are just a few…
‘We’re on holiday this week?’
‘He’s not in the mood to do them?’
‘He would prefer to do something else!’
Not good enough.
I can turn things around of course but I’ve missed at least 10 full days of focused phonics learning with him.
I speak to so many of you who are just full of excuses.
‘She’s only 1/2/3 years old!’
‘I don’t want to damage him!’
‘I’ll just wait until next week/month/year!’
‘We’re having our house done!’
‘We have family over!’
Listen, you’ve make the decision to sit your child for their 4+ Assessments. So enough with the excuses. 4+ Assessment preparation needs planned and focused energy and attention. 4+ Assessment preparation needs dedication and determination. It doesn’t need wishy washy excuses.
You want your child to pass their 4+ Assessments?
Then do the consistent and focused work to prepare them to actually go in and pass.
If not, continue making your excuses and stay stuck.
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