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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ignore the advice that the student will pick it up when they are ready. while this may be true for some, it's definitely not the case for all, and by the time you realize they need more intervention, they will be really behind.

the phonics approach and reading books they like has greatly helped my DC[/quote]

This is my DD. We have always read to her, and thought she would “pick” it up. She’s in kindergarten now and is in the minority of kids who can’t read. [/quote]

I'm the one who wrote the 'ignore the advice' post ... You'll know by mid-school year in kindergarten if your child is one of those who learns to read by 'osmosis.' my younger child was one of those.

with my first child, I had no experience and, like a previous poster, on purpose did not teach her how to read, as per the 'whole child' approach. as she reached the 2nd half of kindergarten, it was clear to me, despite the whole child philosophy, that her reading was getting worse: her self-esteem was very low (it seemed most of the other students could begin to read by this point), and MCPS's emphasis on sight words was causing her to start randomly guessing. the school did not believe she needed additional help (!)

so i started scouring the web to find help for my DC. it was scary and difficult (ELA can be unnecessarily jargon-y) but i tutored her for a year and a half and now she is at the top of her class for reading. i know in my heart that had i not intervened, she would still not be able to read to this day. she is in 2nd grade. apparently some kids in her class still cannot read right now (in part due to the school being closed to in-person learning) ...this would've been her fate. just about every day i am thankful to have listened to my intuition that she needed reading intervention.

in regard to which phonics approach to use - i'd say try one program out and go from there. the resources mentioned in this thread are good. you will know what your child needs. we completed one of the programs but found that this was not enough and found another resource, and then another, etc.

take your kid to the library/bookstore and have them choose books they like. my kid started out with easy graphic novels - this sparked her interest in reading. good luck! [/quote]

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