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[quote=Anonymous][quote]What's the answer? It's developmentally inappropriate because 5-6-year-old kids shouldn't be learning to read; they should be playing and expanding their vocabulary through being read to? That's not an answer, that's an opinion. [/quote]

No one said they shouldn't be learning to read.  The standard should not be for them to read an emergent text.  There's a lot out there about child development and learning to read.  Once more, there is a difference between learning and training.  There is a difference between accretion and development (guess which one creates better thinkers?)

As far as opinion, yes,, it is a very strong opinion.  Why?  Because I have seen the results of those who were pushed too early.  I have also seen kids who, while bright, did not read right away in first grade--and then, the lightbulb comes on and they take off and quickly move through to the top of the class.  I guess if you haven't seen this happen, you just cannot believe it--but it is absolutely a fact.
There is research that has been posted that supports this.  There is actually quite a bit of research on this in professional books and journals.

A few years ago, there was a push to teach babies to read.  Why?

There is no research that I have seen that supports having a standard that kindergarteners should read.  Does that mean a teacher does not expose them to letters and sounds?  NO.  However, having a standard that requires a child to read encourages first grade in Kindergarten.  That is just wrong.  So many things that Kindergarteners should be doing are taking a back seat to this.[/quote]

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