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DD is nearly 3.5 and can sound out each letter (I have not taught her the names of letters or the alphabet song); write nearly all of them (except the M, N and W) if presented with an example; and recognize a handful of sight words: I, am, the, a, ball, etc. She can write her 5-letter name unaided.

She can count to 10, but gets the teens jumbled up, and is starting to add with her fingers.

[b]She is going to Montessori preschool in a week, where all of this will be reinforced and built on[/b].

Note that my older son could not do any of this at that age, and is now reading and doing maths WAY beyond his grade level. Sometimes it just clicks later.

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You don't know much about Montessori, do you?![/quote]

I have spent many years immersed in the Montessori method.
My older son, an ex-preemie like OP's, with developmental delays, benefited enormously from going to a Montessori preschool. The excellent teaching there contributed significantly to his amazing progress.
Don't be so rude.

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If you have spent many years immersed in Montessori, you would know that your kid's future teachers do not want you "teaching" him the way you have been. Nor do they want you to focus so blindly on random things like memorizing a song or series of numbers. [/quote]

I have taught her with the Montessori sandpaper letters and numbers, the same tactile way that her AMI-accredited teachers will do at school. No memorization of songs, if you can just take the trouble to read correctly. Montessori education can very well start in the home, in fact there are many excellent books devoted to the subject. You are unfortunately displaying your complete ignorance on the subject.

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Really, I am not. You are so focused on teaching your kid to read and write you are missing out on all of the other things Montessori focuses on with kids that age. Your kid's teachers do cumulative skill building designed to foster much subtler skills than your singleminded focus on proving how advanced your kid is. And what you are doing is no better than teaching memorization of a song. [/quote]

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