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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also keep in mind that the school will not let her progress in reading until her writing is on an equal level.  This hold many good readers back in ES[/quote]

And they shouldn't.  [/quote]

I know this is the view du jour, but why?  I have a kid who can read chapter books, and clearly comprehends them.  She can answer questions about what's happened, and she asks good, probing questions about characters' motivations, etc.  But she certainly can't write at the level of a chapter book, not without a lot of labor and time anyway.  Why shouldn't she be allowed to go with her higher level reading and comprehension ability while working on writing at a lower level?[/quote]
Because reading and writing are intrinsically tied together.[/quote]

That's not actually an answer.  It's like saying they go together because they go together.  Support for the idea that reading and writing must develop at the exact same pace?[/quote]

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