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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There isn't evidence that early reading has any long term benefits, and some signs that it may for some kids actually promote bad reading habits, like memorizing whole words and not learning to sound them out.[/quote]

Clarification. There is very very little SCIENTIFIC data of ANY kind - EITHER good OR bad - about early reading. There are no reproducible trends or signs either.

What little data exists in this area largely focuses on the question of Head Start effectiveness. To qualify for Head Start, students must be from families in deprived circumstances. So that data does NOT apply to students living in ordinary circumstances.

For my part, I have never seen a 3 year old or 4 year old who could be "pushed". They are natural sponges for learning almost anything at those ages - including letters, Phonics, and reading - but they nearly always have short attention spans at those ages. [/quote]

[quote]We predicted that early reading would be associated with better academic performance and better psychological adjustment, whereas early school entry would be associated with worse long-term outcomes. These hypotheses were partially supported. [b]Early reading was associated with early educational success, but was also associated with worse long-term outcomes including less overall educational attainment, worse teenage and adult adjustment, and increased alcohol use. [/b]As predicted, early school entry was generally associated with worse outcomes including lower math performance, less overall education, some maladjustment at midlife, increased alcohol use, and a higher mortality risk.

Early reading and early school entry were moderately related and were generally associated with positive baseline characteristics such as higher IQ and SES level. Background home characteristics are important to consider (DeBaryshe, Binder, & Buell, 2000; Fitzgerald, Spiegel, & Cunningham, 1991; Greenberg et. al., 1999), as are parental attitudes regarding when to enroll the child and how much to push the child to progress through school.[/quote]

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2713445/[/quote]

Sample size stated was N=1024 which is too small.

Quoting from the intro to that paper:

"...the sample is limited in some respects and care should be taken in generalizing the results..."

That quoted phrase is scientific speak for 'our sample was too small and so the results are not generally applicable'.

Thank you for confirming the literature is sparse and does not support any general conclusions. [/quote]

That statement is true of any observational study. 1024 is not a small sample size at all, the problem is that it is not a random sample.[/quote]

Not a random sample means you agree it is not valid research, hence not relevany. [/quote]

Ha ha ha I do think observational studies have significant limitations but I think that is pretty much what we are going get on this topic. But I imagine when an observational study comes out that supports your priors you'll be the first to tout it.[/quote]

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