How did your early reader do in school?

[Anonymous]

We’re there any drawbacks to their reading before kindergarten?

[Anonymous]

He was accelerated up a couple grades for reading and math because his needs couldn't be met in a regular class. But he was reading on a middle school level. My kid who read at a first-second grade level on entering K was fine.

[Anonymous]

It was helpful as many schools don't teach reading at the level needed. Child does very well in school, advanced math.

[Anonymous]

It was great! I was so glad I taught her before school. She was immediately put in the highest reading level (with other early readers) and has always loved school and reading.

[Anonymous]

Every child should be reading before k, no downside

[Anonymous]

Elementary teacher here. There aren’t a lot of drawbacks but there aren’t a lot of long-term benefits either. By and large, things even out by third grade. All kids are reading fluently by then and it’s hard to pick out the early readers from the late readers. My early readers are not always my readers with the best comprehension and my late readers can be among the strongest once they get started.

One mistake you want to avoid if you have a kid who can read way above grade level is to push them to read books intended for older readers. Just because a kid can read the words in a YA novel, it doesn’t mean that he or she is getting anything beyond the surface level plot. Most elementary kids are not emotionally or psychologically ready for the ideas in middle school texts. You might want them to read Treasure Island because they can, but they want to read Captain Underpants for the sixth time for a reason. Let them read lots of books but focus on books with age-appropriate ideas and themes.

[Anonymous]

Teachers are horrible at teaching reading in early grades because the schools don’t know how to choose curriculum and expect teachers to teach 3-5 skill levels in one class. You’re much better off teaching reading, writing, and basic math yourself. You could even homeschool for a few years and have the kid join public in 2nd or 3rd and be light years ahead of their peers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are horrible at teaching reading in early grades because the schools don’t know how to choose curriculum and expect teachers to teach 3-5 skill levels in one class. You’re much better off teaching reading, writing, and basic math yourself. You could even homeschool for a few years and have the kid join public in 2nd or 3rd and be light years ahead of their peers.

That’s public school. Not a great private.

Regardless, I know there are long and short term benefits to early reading. Try teaching your child without pressure and see how it goes.

[Anonymous]

Seriously OP? Humblebrag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously OP? Humblebrag.

What am I bragging about? My kid can’t read yet.

[Anonymous]

Reading before kindergarten is very common around here. I’d guess at least half the class is reading to some extent before kindergarten. It’s fine but not necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are horrible at teaching reading in early grades because the schools don’t know how to choose curriculum and expect teachers to teach 3-5 skill levels in one class. You’re much better off teaching reading, writing, and basic math yourself. You could even homeschool for a few years and have the kid join public in 2nd or 3rd and be light years ahead of their peers.

That’s public school. Not a great private.

Regardless, I know there are long and short term benefits to early reading. Try teaching your child without pressure and see how it goes.

But teaching a young child isn’t rocket science, you could save yourself $125 k over 3 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously OP? Humblebrag.

What am I bragging about? My kid can’t read yet.

Then why do you care? One of my kids read before K, one needed tutors until 5th grade. They're both in the IB program at their high school. It all evens out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every child should be reading before k, no downside

Ummmm there are a lot of downsides.

I’m a teacher, and my son taught himself how to read. I joke that I’m grumpy about it because I would have loved for him to enter school with no reading ability. He’d be so busy all day, and would have to work so hard!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously OP? Humblebrag.

What am I bragging about? My kid can’t read yet.

Then why do you care? One of my kids read before K, one needed tutors until 5th grade. They're both in the IB program at their high school. It all evens out.

OP here. I care because I’m thinking of teaching my kid to read before school. How could that not be obvious?!