Is your kindergartener reading well?

[Anonymous]

DS isn’t at all.

My son’s kindergarten teacher never said my son was behind.

DS had a play date this morning with a boy in his class who is reading well.

[Anonymous]

Don’t have a Kindergartner but 2 of mine were reading fairly well in K and one was not at all.

They are all in late elementary now (3rd grade, 5th grade twins) and I’d say their reading skills were all similar by 3rd grade or so.

I would not be even remotely concerned at this age (or for at least another year or so) unless the teacher has concerns

[Anonymous]

No she is not. I should had followed my git and held her back - she seems one year behind maturity level.

I was just thinking about this and considering making her repeat K next year.

June bday btw.

[Anonymous]

Yes he reads chapter books and understands the context and all that. But his teacher said that this wasn't normal.

[Anonymous]

Guided reading level D or E or so...with my help (which means on a test she'd be lower than that). That translates to CVC words and a few consonant blends, or pattern books with a lot of repetition. She's in the middle reading group at school.

Older child was about the same at this age, and now reads well above grade level according to tests, reports cards, and the books we give her at home. So I'm not worried.

I've heard many differences in this area - excepting learning disabilities or true academic giftedness - even out by second grade.

[Anonymous]

A child is not behind just because another child is doing something differently. And not reading well in February of kindergarten is not behind.

My child didn't read well/fluently until spring of 1st grade. He's now in 4th grade, in the highest reading group, and loves to read. He's indistinguishable from early readers.

If your child has signs of dyslexia -- difficulty rhyming or signs of poor phonemic awareness -- then worry. But not reading in kindergarten is totally normal and appropriate.

[Anonymous]

Yes because I taught him before he started K. I spent around $20 buying the book Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons. He was 4 when we started and did a lesson almost every day for 6 months. He repeated some lessons and the longer lessons we did over 2 days but by 4 1/2 he was fluently reading.

Your child is older. If you do a lesson a day you would finish by May. Don't wait for the school to teach him to read. Too many schools encourage guessing and memorizing little books instead of teaching phonics so kids learn to sound out any word.

Best $20 I ever spent on my kids education!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes because I taught him before he started K. I spent around $20 buying the book Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons. He was 4 when we started and did a lesson almost every day for 6 months. He repeated some lessons and the longer lessons we did over 2 days but by 4 1/2 he was fluently reading.

Your child is older. If you do a lesson a day you would finish by May. Don't wait for the school to teach him to read. Too many schools encourage guessing and memorizing little books instead of teaching phonics so kids learn to sound out any word.

Best $20 I ever spent on my kids education!

I think this sounds fine as long as your child enjoys it and doesn’t get frustrated.

That said, I did practically zero to teach my kids to read. One read well in K, the other in 1st. I let preschool and elementary school teach them and figured they would learn when they were ready, and they did. Before I am flamed- yes we read together every night before bed since toddler age, and did any “assignments” from school as instructed. But I did not sit and quiz or actively try to teach them or anything.

[Anonymous]

Lol. No, not at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes because I taught him before he started K. I spent around $20 buying the book Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons. He was 4 when we started and did a lesson almost every day for 6 months. He repeated some lessons and the longer lessons we did over 2 days but by 4 1/2 he was fluently reading.

Your child is older. If you do a lesson a day you would finish by May. Don't wait for the school to teach him to read. Too many schools encourage guessing and memorizing little books instead of teaching phonics so kids learn to sound out any word.

Best $20 I ever spent on my kids education!

I did this too! I wouldn’t say that my child enjoyed it, but this was allowed as one of his quiet time activities, and he always chose to do this rather than take a nap. I would snuggle up in bed next to him, and we would sing the songs and do the lessons.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but we're homeschooling so they just learn what they're capable of learning without worrying about any schedules.

[Anonymous]

No , I was about to post a question like this. My current Kindergartener is not and I’ve been worried about it because her older siblings were reading little chapter books by now in K. Her teacher has never said anything about it , either. She can read some sight words and then sound out well but then she’ll say the wrong word. Like she’ll sound out the word ,”didn’t “ and said “di-d-ent” and then say , “can’t” after she sounded all that out.

[Anonymous]

Yes but he’s my second and has a fall birthday. My other child was not at this point and is now above grade level in third grade. It’s no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Mine July bday K boy (I write that because not all summer kids should be held back!) is reading. According to his teacher he is in the top reading group. She said that kids typically even out by grade 3. This is all to say most of the other kids are not reading quite yet, so no I don’t think your kid is behind.

[Anonymous]

You need to work at it at home and not just rely on the school. The kids I know reading well before K had parents working with them, preschool taught reading and/or they were just able to decode/figure it out on their own.