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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d like to teach my child to read.  There seem to be so many methods out there that I was hoping for advice on the best method for a preschooler.

Thank you!  [/quote]
How old is your child? What’s the rush?[/quote]

I’m not the OP but my kid kept asking to learn. He is also a preschooler. [/quote]

Just to chime in that it's highly unusual for kids to be reading in preschool. If you are teaching your child some early literacy skills because they are asking/showing interest - great! But overall, children are not usually developmentally ready to be really "reading" in preschool. Reading is a complex brain activity that requires many fundamentals (not all alphabet/phonics based) to be acquired first. There is no evidence that early teaching of reading equals greater success later in school/life and a lot of evidence that teaching reading too soon can actually be detrimental later on.

So OP, if your child is interested and you just want to support/encourage that interest with some relaxed supplemental activities great. But otherwise, there is no need to be teaching children to read in preschool. (Or in K for that matter)

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Can you link to research showing that reading too early is detrimental?  I am curious to read it. Thanks![/quote]

NP here.  This is an overview. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/nov/22/earlyyearseducation.schools[/quote]

Anything more recent?  I find so many flaws in this report. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

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