Sorry dont' quite agree with Aunt Polly.

New school can be socially very daunting... coupled with lang issues... this can be tough.

Why don't you christa just go and buy lots of books and learning toys and sit and read and talk with your child?

Watch BBC childrens TV with him....

As soon as he has some basic words to give him confidence I am sure he then will do very well at school as Aunt Polly says.