Does your kindergarten childknow how to read?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always question these responses. My kids both read before kindergarten. Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter. This was out of 30 kids. So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading. I'm guessing many are "reading." And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader... I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it. He understood: chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...

You find it difficult to believe all these kids could be reading while in the same sentence declaring BOTH of yours read before K? It's not that hard to believe, especially if you had two of these supposed reading unicorns in your family.

[Anonymous]

Our first yes (early reader, still advanced), 2nd probably not unless it magically clicks in the next 6 months.

But the non-reader has great comprehension skills so I'm not worried, as that's the piece that truly matter for being able to read to learn. Eventually the decoding piece will click.

[Anonymous]

I guess I'll be the odd woman out and say that no, my child did not know how to read before kindergarten. She learned during and now in first grade is on track for her grade. Same with my rising kindergartener- he in all likelihood won't know how to read before starting. He'll learn.

[Anonymous]

20:57 - clearly you do care, or my simple factual statement wouldn't have pissed you off so much. (I'm 20:46.)

I actually worried about my daughter for a long time because I was a very early reader (by age 3, according to my folks) and assumed she would be as well. When she wasn't reading until right before K, I got concerned that she was "behind." I had friends whose kids were reading at age 4. I was relieved when she started K and the teacher told me she was actually ahead of the game and not way behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20:57 - clearly you do care, or my simple factual statement wouldn't have pissed you off so much. (I'm 20:46.)

I actually worried about my daughter for a long time because I was a very early reader (by age 3, according to my folks) and assumed she would be as well. When she wasn't reading until right before K, I got concerned that she was "behind." I had friends whose kids were reading at age 4. I was relieved when she started K and the teacher told me she was actually ahead of the game and not way behind.

Not 20:57 but LMAO you were worried your kid couldn't read by 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always question these responses. My kids both read before kindergarten. Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter. This was out of 30 kids. So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading. I'm guessing many are "reading." And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader... I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it. He understood: chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...

You find it difficult to believe all these kids could be reading while in the same sentence declaring BOTH of yours read before K? It's not that hard to believe, especially if you had two of these supposed reading unicorns in your family.

Correct, because I'm not claiming my kids were reading at a 6th grade level or other ridiculous claim when they had the life experiences of a 5 year old. Once a kid can read...decode...he could"read" anything. Doesnt mean he is "reading" on an x-grade level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always question these responses. My kids both read before kindergarten. Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter. This was out of 30 kids. So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading. I'm guessing many are "reading." And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader... I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it. He understood: chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...

Not all early readers are created the same. 6yo's early reading was driven by early comprehension skills and vocabulary. The ability to sound out any word came only recently. Now this kid is truly unstoppable.

I also know a 6yo with an amazing vocabulary that is not really reading yet--he might have a better vocabulary than you are I, seriously. ANd I know plenty of kids who can read but have very little understanding of what they read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always question these responses. My kids both read before kindergarten. Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter. This was out of 30 kids. So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading. I'm guessing many are "reading." And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader... I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it. He understood: chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...

Not all early readers are created the same. 6yo's early reading was driven by early comprehension skills and vocabulary. The ability to sound out any word came only recently. Now this kid is truly unstoppable.

I also know a 6yo with an amazing vocabulary that is not really reading yet--he might have a better vocabulary than you are I, seriously. ANd I know plenty of kids who can read but have very little understanding of what they read.

Of course, but I know of no 6 year old who could read something that is well above the child's life experiences and be able to truly understand it. All 6 year olds are different, but within a range. No matter how brilliant, a 6 year old won't have the life experiences to understand many, many texts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always question these responses. My kids both read before kindergarten. Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter. This was out of 30 kids. So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading. I'm guessing many are "reading." And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader... I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it. He understood: chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...

Not all early readers are created the same. 6yo's early reading was driven by early comprehension skills and vocabulary. The ability to sound out any word came only recently. Now this kid is truly unstoppable.

I also know a 6yo with an amazing vocabulary that is not really reading yet--he might have a better vocabulary than you are I, seriously. ANd I know plenty of kids who can read but have very little understanding of what they read.

Of course, but I know of no 6 year old who could read something that is well above the child's life experiences and be able to truly understand it. All 6 year olds are different, but within a range. No matter how brilliant, a 6 year old won't have the life experiences to understand many, many texts.

[Anonymous]

My son is in K now and isn't reading yet. He knows some sight words, can sound out some simple words, and knows the sound each letter makes. He's very enthusiastic about writing and asking how to spell words all the time, though. He's progressing, and I'm not worried. Factors which may it may not be relevant: he has a summer birthday (y

[Anonymous]

My son is in K now and isn't reading yet. He knows some sight words, can sound out some simple words, and knows the sound each letter makes. He's very enthusiastic about writing and asking how to spell words all the time, though. He's progressing, and I'm not worried. Factors which may it may not be relevant: he has a summer birthday (on the younger side for K), and he's in an immersion school, so they have language arts in both languages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always question these responses. My kids both read before kindergarten. Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter. This was out of 30 kids. So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading. I'm guessing many are "reading." And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader... I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it. He understood: chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...

Not all early readers are created the same. 6yo's early reading was driven by early comprehension skills and vocabulary. The ability to sound out any word came only recently. Now this kid is truly unstoppable.

I also know a 6yo with an amazing vocabulary that is not really reading yet--he might have a better vocabulary than you are I, seriously. ANd I know plenty of kids who can read but have very little understanding of what they read.

Of course, but I know of no 6 year old who could read something that is well above the child's life experiences and be able to truly understand it. All 6 year olds are different, but within a range. No matter how brilliant, a 6 year old won't have the life experiences to understand many, many texts.

I'm not sure of your point. I remember reading some books in elementary school, and some/most of the mental and emotional stuff just went right over me. I still enjoyed reading the books, and learned something from them. Re-reading books now is a different experience than reading them in high school or college. We all gain life experience by living it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes- my daughter started reading a few months before we started kindergarten. They worked on that stuff in her preschool.

She's at the top of her class right now. The kids are all at various levels. Our school puts a very big emphasis on reading.

Parent like you give me heartburn. No one cares she is at the top of her grade.

Actually, I do care. I want to encourage early reading so that my DC can experience being at the top of his class and want to work to stay there. Academics are important to me and to DH.

Take it from someone who learned to read at 3: being at the "top" of your class because you are an early reader is often a breeding ground for poor work habits and trouble with challenges later on in school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, my DD taught herself to read before K but it would have been much better if she hadn't.

Can you explain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always question these responses. My kids both read before kindergarten. Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter. This was out of 30 kids. So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading. I'm guessing many are "reading." And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader... I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it. He understood: chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...

Not all early readers are created the same. 6yo's early reading was driven by early comprehension skills and vocabulary. The ability to sound out any word came only recently. Now this kid is truly unstoppable.

I also know a 6yo with an amazing vocabulary that is not really reading yet--he might have a better vocabulary than you are I, seriously. ANd I know plenty of kids who can read but have very little understanding of what they read.

Of course, but I know of no 6 year old who could read something that is well above the child's life experiences and be able to truly understand it. All 6 year olds are different, but within a range. No matter how brilliant, a 6 year old won't have the life experiences to understand many, many texts.

I'm not sure of your point. I remember reading some books in elementary school, and some/most of the mental and emotional stuff just went right over me. I still enjoyed reading the books, and learned something from them. Re-reading books now is a different experience than reading them in high school or college. We all gain life experience by living it.

Then you weren't "reading" on that level. Yes, you may have been reading the text but not 'reading' comprehension-wise. That's the think that is irksome when a parent claims her kid is reading at x-level when clearly a child is not reading at that level using the education-related definition of "reading."