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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My otherwise sharp almost 4 yo wouldn't know what to answer either. His BD is not anywhere near Christmas or any other major holiday. He memorized months of the year, but I doubt he fully comprehends how a calendar works yet.

Sometimes kids feel they're being tested and do their best to throw off the tester. I get a kick out of discussing DS's progress with the teacher. She tells me he "occasionally simulates" reading. I don't bother to explain that he's been reading his own bed-time stories for about a year now. She sees what she sees, and I see what I see. If you see a problem, have a specialist look into it. Otherwise, take a teacher's recommendation with a grain of salt. They mean well, but most of them know squat. [/quote]

Don't minimize the issue.  You really could be hurting a child long term.  This isn't about reading or simulating.  You don't get language disorders and maybe the teacher has had experience in them.  If the teacher used receptive language as key terms, I'm very impressed.[/quote]

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