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[quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't sign up or Kumon yet. The reading is tied in to writing in Kumon so the progress can be slow because the child has to learn to write letters as well as learn the eater sounds. When my son turned 4 we started dong 15 minutes a day of Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. He really learned how to read beginning chapter books after 6 months. It took more than 100 lessons because some days we broke up the lessons and around lesson 50 or so I went back and had him repeat lessons 30 to 50 so he wasn't getting overwhelmed. Then when my son was 4 years, 10 months (exactly one year before kinder) I signed him up for Kumon to work on the fine motor, practice doing written work,  sitting at table quietly at the center, etc. it worked out well. Kumon is helpful because you have extra accountability in that lessons are due very day, and your child sees other young kids doing work.  At the same time he attended a 100% play based daycare where he played all day from 8 to 4.  So it was a good balance. 
I am not Asian. I met many Aisian families there who will support your decision of doing Kumon early. Now my son is in third grade and is still a top student as are many of his former Kumon classmates I sometimes run into. [/quote]

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