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[quote=Anonymous]My DD had a Kindergarten teacher who taught the old way - sight words, using context, etc and that just did NOT click for my DD.  And when we would read at home, she didn't understand what I was saying when I told her to sound it out or stretch out the letters because that's not how they did it at school.  She left K with an iReady score that was exactly the same as when she entered, and just barely at DRA level 3.  I feel like I, and her school, really failed her.

Her first grade teacher has a new degree, and teaches using a phonics-based approach.  My DD is still below grade level, and I don't know her DRA level, but I can see the progress she has made this year and I notice her sounding out the words under her breath as we read.  It's like night and day.

All this to say I think the method teaching reading makes a HUGE difference and I'm glad this sight word experiment has ended and new teachers are using a phonics-based approach. Hopefully this means kids will be learning to read in school again.

I plan to use the book PP recommended for my younger child before she starts Kindergarten since this has been such a disaster for my older child.  Hoping to find a tutor for the summer for her.[/quote]

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