Kinder mom here
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We've finished week three. When is reasonable to expect reading groups, etc. I am starting to get antsy. They are working on letter sounds and singing the abc song. DS comes home with a lot of coloring and doodling in his backpack. He can read very well, and I know there is more to kinder, but I feel like they did more in pre-k.
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Anonymous
| october at the very, very earliest. Our K didnt send home leveled books until closer to December. |
Anonymous
| Not every kid had pre k. K is where they fool kids Into thinking that it is all fun and games. |
Anonymous
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probably half the class is going to school for the first time, so they have to catch them up.
what are you antsy about? you don't have to sit in the classroom. i'm sure your child is fine and happy. you didn't think K was going to be academic, did you? |
Anonymous
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Relax! It won't affect his chances of getting into Harvard.
It sounds like your child is not unhappy. I'm sure he's reading at home, so he'll be fine until they can assess everyone and figure out the groups. |
Anonymous
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We're in the same predicament, our DS is reading in K. His Pre-K teacher told us to have 1st grade workbooks on hand, and he reads plenty of books at night. His school has "Book in a Bag", in which a canvas bag with a book is placed in his backpack every night. I have him read it to us, vs. us reading it to him. Keep him challenged at home, that's really all you can do.
Our DS is at a Catholic school. |
Anonymous
| Kindergarten teacher here--October is the earliest. September is all about assessments and learning routines and procedures. It is absolutely critical that our class is a community that understands the expectations and routines. When the groups start, you want your ds to have his teacher's full attention. If she doesn't spend this time setting the routines in place, she be constantly interrupted during your son's reading group time. We "go slow now to go fast later." |
Anonymous
| ^^^ "she'll be constantly interrupted" (typing too fast) |
Anonymous
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It's so early, not every kids is reading. My older daughter (now in third grade) was reading chapter books when she entered kindergarten, whereas my younger daughter (who has just started k) just about knows her A, B, Cs. The teacher will get it all figured out and group them appropriately
Just relax - Sept and Oct is getting used to being in a new class and figuring out routines. |
Anonymous
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Op here, thanks for the perspective, I'm glad to hear from teachers and those who have btdt!
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Anonymous
| Our school the reading teacher is still going through all of the K students to see which ones are at a certain level. But even if a child doesn't have a strong reading skill now they could end up being stronger at reading at the end of the year than a child who started to read before they were 5. |
Anonymous
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My son just entered kinder and can easily read books like Frog and Toad or Nate the Great. At this point I don't care that he hasn't been given anything to read at his level. He comes home with coloring and writing letters worksheets. I am ecstatic that he
1. Likes going to school 2. Can name a lot of kids in his class and a lot of kids know his name (they yell hi and bye to him using his name) 3. He has made at least two friends and they play together during recess- so he is not sitting there alone 4. Can easily finish his work and gets to go to Centers 5. The teacher told me he is doing a great job at following the kinder rules and routines 6. It seems like he is with a nice group of kids |
Anonymous
+1 !! Great attitude! Exactly the right approach. |