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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for your input from OP.

If it’s just worksheets that’s a definite no go for me as I already do worksheets with her each day, I read a ton to her, she “reads” to herself many times a day, and I am working on sight words with her already. She has been able to identify and write upper and lowercase letters for almost a year and knows letter sounds and beginner phonics. I was hoping Kumon would be a program more like teaching reading so she has a bit of a leg up heading into K in the fall as she’s on the young side (will turn 5 a week before K begins). Maybe an individual elementary level tutor would be better? 
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OP, I have a late-summer birthday DD now in K. Based on my experience, your DD is right where she needs to be for literacy in K. I would focus on making sure she has a fun summer, works on social skills, and has the independence skill she needs for K. I would not worry about preparing her academically based on what you are describing, especially if this is where she is 9 months before K starts.

For my DD, the two biggest challenges of Kindergarten have been (1) adjusting to a much more academically focused classroom after two years in a Reggio Emilia preschool program that did incorporate plenty of literacy and math but was extremely play based, and (2) being among the youngest and smallest kids in a much more sophisticated social environment. Her literacy is great -- she's in the top reading group for her class and can now read Beginning-level readers (Bob Books and 1st Grade readers) on her own or with very little assistance from us for the odd new sight word. I have zero worries about her there and she was about where your daughter is now by last May or June.

The bigger thing is that she finds K a lot more stressful with less downtime (it's not just more academics, it's more rules in general, more moving around the school, higher expectations for behavior like sitting still and staying quiet). For this reason, I would focus more on having a relaxing, fun, social summer and not worry about literacy beyond the stuff you are already doing. At most, I'd get some Bob books or similar and maybe a Kindergarent readiness workbook for any traveling you do, but I wouldn't emphasize this. It sounds like she's very academically prepared for K. Focus on the other stuff.[/quote]

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