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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The purpose of K is to build the foundation for reading.[/b] Read to your kids at night before bed, or on weekends. Once they start sounding out words or learning sight words, take turns letting them read small sections or a page of the book. Also, your kids don’t need a bath every single night, esp in the winter.[/quote]

Maybe at your private school. At a public school they are expected to be reading simple stuff like "a cat hid in a rug" by the end of the year at the latest. And in first grade they are expected to read stuff like "Mom, can I go shop with you? I want to get a cake for Beth." Of course many kindergarteners can read the latter example because they were reading stuff like the former example when they were 4. But it's not the end of the world if a kid is slightly behind all throughout the school year. They have all summer to catch up and be at grade level the next year. OP already knows she needs to carve out time to supplement, whether it's weekends, the summer break, or simply finding a different after care provider.

The kids whose parents realize they need to supplement will turn out fine. It's the kids whose parents have their heads in the sand that are at risk of falling way behind.[/quote]

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