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[quote=Anonymous][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]You guys are too much. You ask for article, it’s link is sent to ya, but now it’s too old of an article? How bout just an article agreeing with you, is that what you want to see? I’ve seen stuff in the past about reading to early can be detrimental also, but no I don’t remember where I saw it[/quote]

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