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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lord, every parent listened to that podcast and now deems themself a reading specialist. [/quote]

Agree! It’s comical. They’ve “done their own research” and now are experts.[/quote]

Sadly the parents who’ve listened to the Sold a Story podcast are more educated than most curriculum decision makers.

-OG tutor who does know the research and cleans up damage from poorly-informed schools[/quote]

Not the OP. I don't get the hype about PK3 reading, really even K reading. Some might read in PK, K, or even 1st and 2nd and it can come out fine. DC1 didn't really read till end of first and is a super strong student. DC2 read fairly early and in depth by start of first - a thoughtful student, especially in humanities, but not super strong.

Reading is so critical, but doing it early isn't necessarily a predictor of anything.[/quote]

I’m not really sure why everyone on here keeps talking about early reading. Foundational skills are not the same as actual literacy or attempting to teach children to read in PK. As the OP at least, I never said anything about teaching children to read early, I don’t think early literacy is a necessary or even good thing necessarily. I think it often leads kids to memorize words and look at the pictures to infer. When they get to third grade and the pictures start to disappear this is a problem. I was actually a late reader- the last in my class and wasn’t really reading until first grade. Within two years I had the top test scores in reading comprehension. Language, words, and writing just happen to be my strength, but the ECE teachers assumed I was slow and would always need extra help in this area. It’s not a race and I think parents and even educators sometimes miss this. In my opinion, slow and thorough may often be a better approach. [/quote]

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