What age to start pushing reading

[Anonymous]

My oldest is 11 and was reading easy words by 4 and books like Fly Guy when he started kindergarten. My middle is 7 and nonverbal, but was also recognizing words by 3.5. My youngest is 4.5 and has zero interest in reading, though he loves to be read to. I’ve started pointing out some sight words while reading to him, but he’s starting to get angry at me and just wants me to read the book. Should I be pushing it at all, or just wait til he shows more interest?

[Anonymous]

Just read the book.

It will happen.

[Anonymous]

My oldest didn't start reading until halfway through kindergarten, as we didn't work on it at home. My youngest finished all the BOB books right about when she turned 4. Now young adults, my oldest is a voracious reader and my youngest rarely reads for pleasure. Don't worry about when they start, just expose them to books by reading to them and modeling.

[Anonymous]

1st grade teacher.

NEVER push reading. Enjoy books and read often. But don't PUSH learning to read!

[Anonymous]

Never. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Like around 8 if they don't get it sooner

[Anonymous]

4, now. He's going to K. Try books he is interested in, try learning apps and videos. Lots of indirect ways to teach your child. Put closed captioning on when they watch tv or movies. Have him read a sentence and you read a sentence. Best to learn before K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like around 8 if they don't get it sooner

No, if they are 7-8 and not reading its a huge red flag and kids need tested.

[Anonymous]

I have a 5 year old who has zero interest in reading too but loves being read to ONLY at night. if I try to read to him during the day he acts like there is no greater torture. i won't push reading because he's going to be the oldest in his K year anyway and it will come easily to him i'm sure once he sees other peers doing it.

[Anonymous]

My 4.5 year old was nonverbal till 3, and he has speech disorder. We never push reading, but I keep buying kid books that I like. I buy different authors, different subjects, different styles, and I hoped that maybe only 1 book may catch his interests. He did not like me to read to him back then. Now, he can read some baby books by himself, and sometimes he asks me to read him books. He is pretty good at sight words, and I want him to be able to read grade C/D before he starts K.

As I say, I never push, but I just keep buying books maybe 15 books & 1-2 mini collection sets every year. I also have a 1 year old, and I give baby book to play as toys. She try to tear up pages from board books, and I let her be (give her a few to tear as much as she wants).

[Anonymous]

I would just read to him. Never push. If you have concerns (like he's not meeting early reading milestones), get an evaluation. Even if it's too young to diagnose dyslexia a good reading specialist or speech pathologist who focuses on literacy should be able to give you activities to do.

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/milestones.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like around 8 if they don't get it sooner

No, if they are 7-8 and not reading its a huge red flag and kids need tested.

I went to school in Europe and only a few of us knew how to read at 7. I turned 8 in November and learned to read by December just like all kids. None of us have special needs.

[Anonymous]

We do require some reading to us in kindergarten, after settling in for the year.

[Anonymous]

Don’t push him. I wouldn’t start that stuff until the end of K, beginning of 1st.

[Anonymous]

What everyone else said - don't push!

My first was reading independently at 3, my second not until age 7 (yes, freaking out, teachers told me not to worry - they were right), my third around 5.