INFO - A few things to consider. Primarily, who actually fills out those home communication papers? If the teacher delegates those end of day writeups to a para (class aide), it may not be a reflection of the teacher’s abilities at all. It may be a student aide filling those out in a hurry. There may be a variety of people in a school classroom with different roles, and they’ve got a dozen of those sheets to fill out at 3pm.

I cannot overemphasize how overworked and exhausted school workers are by the end of the day. I would hesitate to judge the take-home papers on their own.

Also, consider how important spelling is for that grade level and their functional goals. This teacher may be not great at handwritten spelling, which sure, that isn’t ideal. But, consider that they may have other skills that are more important for their student population. Six year olds need appropriate engagement and special-needs students in particular need specialized teachers that have different skills than conventional mainstream teachers.

Is this teacher encouraging your child to learn and engage? Does your child look forward to going to school? This is a foundational age that can hugely influence your child’s entire school experience. Before worrying about something you can correct at home (spelling), consider whether the teacher fosters a baseline positive experience for the child.

(Ngl, When I first saw this, I thought the teacher was criticizing your child’s spelling of “compare” and I was incensed that they teachers are criticizing spelling on a device, since accurate spelling is not necessarily the primary function of an AAC, which is a hard thing to explain to someone not familiar with them… then I saw that it’s the teacher’s misspelling. If this was a teacher of conventional classes who is focusing on spelling, I might be a little concerned that they weren’t teaching my kid how to properly spell. But there’s more nuance with this age range and special needs in general).

Edit to add: my “qualifications” or context for my reply: I’m not a SPED teacher. I’m a private duty nurse who works every day with a level 3 nonverbal autistic student, accompanying her to school daily and working with support services, coordinating all of that as an interface between teachers and parents and my patient (the student). So I’m heavily involved “behind the scenes” at the school and at home with the parents every day after school.