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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, schools do teach kids how to read. You may not see it directly, or understand it but they do. It is a slow process to learn to read. You said yourself that she reads bob books. They have picture clues. That is not reading. Phonics is where it is at. Children can and should read without pictures. Maybe sit down and ask the teacher how she teaches the students to read and ask for resources. Also, not every kid reads in kindergarten. Does she have the letter sounds down? Diagraphs? Syllables? [b]To answer your questions, parents should supplement at home, with reading, as they should also do with every other subject.[/b][/quote]

I guess we'll agree to disagree.

First, after I posted this our child's teacher recommended the Bob books. So not everyone agrees Bob books are "not reading". I can tell when my child is just guessing because she doesn't say the right words.

Second, our school is sending home materials that explicitly encourage children to guess using pictures. They are from the curriculum our district was using last year. When this is happening, you really can't blame a parent for wondering how much the schools are teaching children to read versus teaching children to guess. I do think our child's teacher is teaching phonics now, but I was worried based on this and the worksheets that were getting sent home.

Third, as a parent I think it is a good thing to let your child learn how to manage their school work independently. This was something my parents did and it was very good for us. I think parents can get a little too involved sometimes. But obviously, given the travesty of balanced literacy, parents have been forced to take on the job that schools are supposed to be doing.[/quote]

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