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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid came home this week from PK a printout from "reading a to z" and the teacher said she should read it as homework and then on Friday she could read it to the class. My kid knows all of her letter sounds and sort has started sounding out words but isn't reading yet. Anyway the book had this repeating pattern of " I see a _______" and there was a picture of whatever that blank was so between the repeating pattern and pictures she wasn't really reading as much as figuring out the pattern.

Anyway was curious if other DCPS parents had experienced this.[/quote]

Pre K teacher here.

Sounds like the teacher has found your child "capable and advanced" enough to complete great pre reading/sight word activities such as those that reading A to Z offer. If your child can identify basic sight words, give beginning letter sounds and sound out simple words, what's wrong with encouraging that? Entering Kindergarten, students will be tested within the first 30 days with a Dibels assessment. This assessment tests, letter recognition, beginning sounds and parts of books (ie. front, back, title, where to start reading etc.) Your child will do great.  It's February - time to get ready. Homework is fine. Or are you still just wanting your child to play and nap? Especially if your child can do more? You decide.

Some teachers push rigor/academics especially if your child is capable. Some push playing. However, in Kindergarten there is little to no play. So there is no right or wrong, just different. I encourage you to support your child's learning. [/quote]

It is really too bad that a PK teacher has this attitude.  There is absolutely no reason for a 4 year old to " get ready" for a DIBELS assessment in Kindergarten.  There is no reason at all to encourage a child to "do well" on the DIBELS.  Literally all they need to do is to point to a picture that begins with the sound "ssssssl" and name some upper case and lower case letters. And all it does is give the teacher a baseline pic of early reading skills to be sure the student is progressing over the kindergarten year.

Well educated teachers in early childhood Ed should know it is entirely developmentally inappropriate to push reading and writing etc. at age 4.  They should be doing so much other critical educational activities at this age around social skills, self regulation and understanding how their physical world and community function.  When students decide like crazy in 1st grade but have no idea how the post office works or don't have the self control to sit and read a book, then problems begin[/quote]

:roll:

And where did you get your advanced ed degrees? Because I have two advanced education degrees and am certified in multiple reading programs and I disagree with your obnoxious post. Not all of it, but the idea that it is so awful for 4 year olds to be playing with reading and writing. There are developmentally appropriate ways to do this, by incorporating it into play.[/quote]

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