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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I learned to read at age three from watching Sesame Street and Electric Company, and without any other formal or informal instruction. My kid learned to read at three without formal instruction. I wouldn't do formal instruction for a three-year-old, though -- if a kid is going to learn to read really early, it tends to happen without a ton of interference. Just keep reading to and with him, and keep it fun. If he's going to pick it up early, he will. [/quote] Same here. I had uninvolved/uneducated parents and watched Sesame Street as a toddler. I also had a handful of read-a-long books with a record player. I recall reading the “Little House on the Prairie” series of books the summer before Kindergarten. Not usual for children in this area now, but I lived in a rural farming community of 600 people—so I was very unusual in my environment. [/quote]
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