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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you read a story with any kid in preschool and kindergarten before bedtime, they will be reading children's books on their own in first grade.

That's all it takes.  It's a very small 15 minutes per day investment.

Same with math spend 15 minutes per day with your kid doing math and they will be way ahead.[/quote]

You’re delusional.

For one, 20% of kids have dyslexia. No amount of reading to them will teach them to read. They need intensive, systematic phonics-based reading instruction.

Another roughly 60% of kids don’t have dyslexia but still need intentional reading instruction.

It’s rare for kids to just pick up reading by osmosis the way you’re describing. It’s a myth. [/quote]

It's not osmosis.  You read 15 minutes per day and then in Kindergarten start having the kid read you those 2-3 letter word books like Bob Books.

Nobody can complain about schools unless they are doing this minimum amount of work with their kids at home daily.

And 20% of kids do not have dyslexia.  NIH says 5%. The only source that says 20% are companues trying to sell services.  [/quote]

The latest research is from Yale: https://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/dyslexia-faq/

And yes — what you’re describing is osmosis. The kid will apparently internalize what you’re reading, such that they’ll be able read Bob Books when they’re in kindergarten.

Guess what? My kid couldn’t do that. Many smart kids can’t do that. They needed systematic reading instruction to learn to read.

This is well known. Why are you fighting it?
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Systemic reading instruction is what they do in kindergarten.  You learn the letters and the sounds.   The parents still need to supplement that at home.

What am I fighting?  If there is deterioration in school performace or test scores, that means parents involvement in childs education is declining.  Are you suggesting that dyslexia is increasing and that is the reason for poor school performace?

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You said a kid can learn to read children’s books by 1st grade if the parent reads to them 15 minutes a day. Nowhere did you mention the school.

And no — I’m not saying dyslexia is increasing. But it’s well known that the move away from phonics-based reading instruction has led to reading deficiencies, which supports the notion that many kids need that.

Read about Lucy Calkin and the Sold a Story podcast.[/quote]

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