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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He's not too young.  Try other methods.[/quote]

+1 Four years old is great age to learn to read. Try an app that has games integrated into the lessons.[/quote]

Please do not get an app with games to teach your child how to read. I am a teacher and This is the saddest thing I’ve read all day. If you can’t spare 10 minutes a day to teach your child then just wait until they go to K. Four year olds shouldn’t know how to operate an app. [/quote]

Oh get off it. There is nothing about PP’s or OP’s post to suggest anyone is trying to avoid spending the time required to teach their kid.

If someone looking for ways to help their kid learn is the saddest thing you’ve read all day, what planet do you live on? [/quote]

I am an academic language therapist and am absolutely against this. It isn’t developmentally appropriate at 4.  They certainly won’t learn a skill like blending sounds from an app if they are struggling in real life. Kids need immediate positive error correction. Also, start with two sound words. and Continuous blending can help. Use words with continuous sounds in beginning (m, s, l, etc). Lots of repetition with a few sounds helped my kid who struggled with this. The “Teach your Child to Read” book is fine for some kids but others need something more interactive. Google Orton Gillingham strategies. [/quote]

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