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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always question these responses.  My kids both read before kindergarten.  Both were pulled out for extra services along with 1 other kid (w/my son) and 2 other kids my daughter.  This was out of 30 kids.  So VERY difficult to believe all these kids are reading.  I'm guessing many are "reading."  And the person who said he kid read H.Potter as a first grader...  :roll: I just grabbed out copy and flipped through it.  He understood:  chortle, apothecary, swarthy, prefect, smarmy, hygienic...  :twisted: [/quote]

Not all early readers are created the same.  6yo's early reading was driven by early comprehension skills and vocabulary.  The ability to sound out any word came only recently.  Now this kid is truly unstoppable.

I also know a 6yo with an amazing vocabulary that is not really reading yet--he might have a better vocabulary than you are I, seriously.  ANd I know plenty of kids who can read but have very little understanding of what they read. [/quote]

Of course, but I know of no 6 year old who could read something that is well above the child's life experiences and be able to truly understand it.  All 6 year olds are different, but within a range.  No matter how brilliant, a 6 year old won't have the life experiences to understand many, many texts.  [/quote]

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