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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You help by not expecting that your kindergartener will be reading.

Our ES teacher said, if not reading by the end of 2nd grade, then it's a problem.[/quote]

Your ES teacher isn't very bright.  Kids should be starting to read by K, at the latest in 1st. If they get to 3rd, someone has failed them if they cannot read.[/quote]
School starts at age 7 in Europe. Kids are not expected to know how to read entering school. Their job is to play at age 5, 6 and 7 when US kids are learning to read. While our whole class is close to reading, they have missed out on a lot of play.
At 7, most kids are ready to learn and can move together really fast. In 2-3 months, all cam read and by the end of 1st (age 7) or 2nd grade, nobody can tell that they didn't start reading until 7.
Please let the kids play. I'm in K classroom now and the kids need to play more. They need to work on their gross motor skills, not reading. PE class is a mess this year. It's like they just learned to walk.[/quote]

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