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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]You make a lot of assumptions. Why can't kids have it all and read early. Most kids who read early are read to and have a natural curiosity that allowed them to read early. We didn't train our child to read. We exposed him and he just picked it up. Language skills have nothing to do with it. Mine did not. Going to K. was helpful.
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Not assumptions.  Years of experience and observation and expertise in reading instruction.

You would be surprised at some of the preschools (and parents) who spend hours going over the alphabet and sounds without ever talking to their kids and developing language skills.  These are the ones who are "trained" to read.

A child who learns out of interest and curiosity is a great thing--but all kids do not start reading before K and yet pick it up and pass some of their peers who read early.  A kid with strong language development and no learning problems can easily learn to read at six.  I am not saying to keep your child from reading at four, I am just saying that there are more important things for four year olds to be learning.  Taking time out to drill a child instead of talking to him and helping him develop a rich vocabulary is not a good thing.[/quote]

You make huge assumptions that parents are drilling kids.  Reading to your child and pointing out words is not drilling.  Some kids just pick up reading naturally and are not taught, like mine.  My child told me one day he could read.  We didn't believe him and gave him a new book and he read it.

Very few preschools teach academics and reading.  We had to look hard to find one and my child thrived there.  There was a bit of everything, especially language development.  Play based doesn't work for all kids nor does it always give the kids what they need to be prepared for K. which is why you see so many kids being held back by parents.[/quote]

Why so defensive?  PP wasn't talking about you.  [/quote]

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