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[quote=Anonymous]OP,

Gotta say that I don't like your nasty response to the early poster.  However, in the hopes that it will do your child some good, I'll contribute.

NO,  it's totally normal for a 4-year old to be completely uninterested in learning how to read.  First of all, reading is not a "natural" act.  She may or may not get interested by K.  The best school systems in the world -- by testing results --  do not teach reading until 7 or 8.  There's a reason for that.  There's a lot of development that needs to occur before reading really clicks for kids.  Yes, they can be taught to do it earlier, but the more unfun you make learning and reading, the more you risk that your child will hate reading for the rest of her life.

Your pre-K is completely developmentally inappropriate, and I say that as an educator with Ph.D.  LEAVE if you can before they screw your child up.  I can't believe they are even comparing your daughter to other children.

Can a child be taught to sight-read at 3 or 4?  Yes, absolutely.   Does it give them a head start on learning?  No.   In fact, almost every study shows that children who attend academic preschools enter K more anxious about learning and less creative.   The anxiety and lack of creativity persist, but whatever knowledge advantage they may have had at K entry is completely gone by 2nd grade.

Seriously, leave your preschool right away.  Find a good play-based school.

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