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[quote=Anonymous]We read to DS every day when he was a toddler until 4th grade. If he brought us a book, we read to him. That introduced him to sounds and sentences and reading comprehension and it was just good family time. We bought the Bob books in pre-K and would work with those whenever he brought them to us. It wasn’t something that we did on a schedule but when he showed interest. He was reading in K, at a public school, and reading chapter books by the end of K.

Some of his classmates who had parents reading to them didn’t read solo until 1st or 2nd grade, kids brains develop differently. The schools know that. A few had dyslexia but that was caught early and the parents needed to get IEPs at school and private tutoring to help their kids.

If reading at home is supplementing, then do that if you are not already doing that. If your kid likes working with you on Bob books or Hooked on Phonics or whatever program you want to do, then great. do that. Otherwise you risk making something that is fun and enjoyable painful. School is a long day for a 5 year old, they might be burnt out from sitting still and listening and doing academic work to have the ability to do “just” 10 minutes at home. It is ok to listen to your kids cues. [/quote]

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