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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids caught onto reading early and easily, so I do t personally understand your frustrations.  I mean, can’t you just be happy that your kid and their kids learn to read at some reasonable time? Do we really have to get pissy about the minutia?  
The OP sounds butt-hurt about something, but I can’t tell if it’s because her kid is having trouble reading or she’s having a hard time teaching her students how to read. [/quote]

OP is most likely "butt-hurt" because her child is dyslexic and the public schools, from he most part, do not teach phonemic awareness, which is what dyslexic people lack and they need explicit instruction in.  SO next time, come out of your bubble and try to put yourself in someone else's shoes instead of being a dick.[/quote]

OP is assuming that phonemic awareness is the solution for dyslexia.  It may be the correct way to teach, but, some kids still struggle.  There are also kids who struggle with phonemic awareness, so, is it right to deprive them of what they need to learn to read.

The best program for teaching reading is one that includes all sorts of strategies.  Programs that rely only on phonics do not work either.[/quote]

Not OP- but if you read the article it isn’t about teaching dyslexic kids, it is about teaching all learners.  States that have a sound research-based curriculum are more effective at teaching kids to read regardless of whether they are poor or ELL.

Phonics doesn’t replace all languages arts- teacher still read stories and have a language rich environment.  But they don’t encourage guessing what words might be and thethat don’t expect a kids to just “get it”.[/quote]

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