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[quote=Anonymous]DS did some phonics during K, but wasn't reading any books. That summer, as he turned 6, we did Bob books casually - maybe twice a week for 15 minutes. Something clicked as we were finishing the second set of Bob books. We returned the third set. He just got it - no more sounding out. His 1st grade teacher tested kids with 12 lists of sight words at the beginning of the year - and he knew them all. He started reading chapter books the fall of 1st grade. He pretty much skipped early reader books. He just finished third grade and is reading several grades ahead -  and LOVES reading. I worry that if we'd pushed it when he was 3-5,  he wouldn't be so hooked on it. Lesson here - he's a super fantastic reader without early pressure to read.

My 3 year old is at a different day care and they push early reading. I think it's garbage for most kids. They should be focused on social/emotional skills and play, not letter recognition and writing. We're moving to a different day care for the fall.[/quote]

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