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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kindergartener is right in the thick of learning to read -- she knows all the letters and their sounds and can sound out words with support, and is starting to gain real phonetic understanding. But she still can't sit down and just read a book on her own. But it does feel like this is probably coming in the next 6 months or so, especially with the support she'll now get at school (my understanding is that they do a lot more reading practice in kindergartener whereas there wasn't really much in PK)/

We have been reading a combination of picture books, early readers, and chapter books to her through this process. Do people have specific book recommendations for this age/reading level that were a hit with your kids? We'd especially love books that you read to your kids and then became the first books they read on their own (do those exist?). She loves books and loves being read to and we want to keep that interest alive through this process. She's a bit of a perfectionist and I think one reason she doesn't attempt to sound out words unless prompted is that it is so much harder than just having us read to her. We aren't going to stop that, but we'd love books that might inspire her to try it out on her own and will accommodate her level and help her to feel successful quickly. I'm guessing that means early readers but I've struggled to find good ones she finds engaging.[/quote]
This is a good stage to do How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.  It's a great foundation.[/quote]

Not being snarky -- is there a potential that doing this will conflict with/confuse what they are teaching in kinder? My DD is at the same point and she is eager so I want to feed the interest but now that she is finally in "real school," I am worried about confusing the issue. [/quote]

I think 100 Easy Lessons works better for preschool kids who are very eager to learn to read and can handle a more academic approach. They don't really teach phonics in preschool (usually) so it's a comprehensive approach to taking a kid from 0-60.

But a kid who is already in kindergarten is going to be getting phonics and literacy every day at school. I'd look into what they are doing at school and seek to support at home. That *might* mean something like 100 easy lessons, but is more likely to be some workbooks or apps/games that support phonics, as well as of course lots of reading to your child. I don't necessarily think 100 Easy Lessons would confuse a kindergartener, but I think it might overwhelm them because they are going to start getting a lot of reading instruction at school and since it's dry, it risks being overkill. Supporting with more fun, game-based instruction probably makes more sense at that age IMO.

I also recommend just asking the teacher at your first parent-teacher meeting what you can do to support at home, or what their approach/philosophy for teaching reading is so that you can do things that will be in line. It will also give you a sense of how much focus they tend to put on phonics and how much "drill" type instruction kids are getting. You don't want to overdo that kind of learning at this age because it will kill enthusiasm. But if you have a teacher who doesn't do drill exercises at all and focuses more on read-alongs and song and game type literacy learning, most kids will benefit from more phonics instruction at home. This is why it's really helpful to know what is going on in the classroom first.[/quote]

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