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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ABC Mouse and/or Khan Academy Kids, and work on letters and numbers with him. First learning all of the names and sounds of the letters. [b]Then work on sight identifying all upper and lower case letters, numbers 1-10, and concepts like bigger than and smaller than. [/b]Then if he masters all of that, eventually start on phonics and adding and subtracting 1-5 (so he can count on his hands). Read a ton and have him find an easy word on the page ("dog" if there's only one or two d words), then build from there.

That's what we've been doing with my 4.5 year old following approximately what she was doing in DC prek before it shut down. [/quote]

My 2.5 year old can do this, is that not normal? I have NO idea, not a humble brag.[/quote]

It’s normal, my kid could read before entering preschool. Just depends on the child. I think these people have no clue what they are talking about...

Children learn social emotional skills, counting, writing, reading skills, etc. These skills are expanded upon or re-taught in K and then mandated. Must be some utterly trash PK classrooms out their if all you need to do to replicate preschool is Sesame Street lol[/quote]

2.5 year olds can memorize, but it’s (typically) not the same as understanding that letters are parts of words that represent sounds that combine to form a word. That’s what a real pre-k teaches, which is pre-reading, not memorization. Pre-k has a progression that builds in a specific way. And maybe OP’s kid didn’t memorize that stuff, who knows? Still the steps that need to be mastered before they can start combining constants with vowels and sounding out words.

And please recognize your privilege. MANY children do not enter kindergarten knowing those basics, that’s what’s required for kindergarten readiness and why universal pre-K is so valuable in the District, so that kids enter kindergarten prepared.[/quote]

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