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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Most kindergarten parents I know would be upset if their child finished kindergarten NOT knowing how to read. I think Common Core is in alignment with most parents' expectations in regards to reading. And are you familiar with emergent reader texts? Just a few words to a sentence on each page, mostly sight words, with a few other words that children can use picture clues, phonics, and other strategies to figure out. This is what kindergarten kids are expected to read. We're not talking novels here.[/quote]

What you are describing sounds like the level A readers that my K student can read right now.  He can also do some level Bs with help (but not all).  However, the expectation is that he will be at a high degree of aptitude at level C or the beginning of level D by the end of this year, which is considerably more difficult than what you are describing.  He's mentioned several times how upset he is that his friend is a level C now and he isn't, and how he isn't good at reading, even though his teacher says he is progressing on grade level.  I can definitely say that this system is not helping him to develop a love of reading.[/quote]

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