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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS isn’t at all.

My son’s kindergarten teacher never said my son was behind.

DS had a play date this morning with a boy in his class who is reading well. [/quote]

I have 3 kids, none currently kindergarteners.

My oldest entered kindergarten not reading a word other than his name, and didn't really read "well" until about second grade. He could read the "on level" books in K and 1st but it was work.  It wasn't until 2nd grade that things really clicked, and he would read for pleasure because prior to that the things he could read were kind of limited.  He's in 7th grade now, and doing fine academically

My middle child, who is profoundly gifted, entered preK reading and comprehending novels like Harry Potter easily.  He was clearly the outlier in his class, and his skills have continued to be far outside age expectations.  He is now in 6th grade (after a grade skip, age wise he's a very young 5th grader) and working at a high school or college level across the board.

My youngest child entered Kindergarten with a more solid understanding of letters and sounds than his oldest brother, and with a handful of sight words like "stop" and his brother's name.  He was reading well by about this time in K, by which I mean he could read a variety of picture books and maybe some very easy chapter books, not the Hobbit like my middle child read in K.  He's in 4th now and doing fine academically although unlike my older two he has never had any interest in reading for pleasure, other than practical things (e.g. he likes to cook and will read recipes).

So, all three were in different places in K, and all are fine now.  I wouldn't worry about your kid.  [/quote]

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