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[quote=Anonymous][quote]You must not be familiar with the literature of how 5 year olds learn. Try [b]learn through play[/b], and [b]today’s k curriculum is not developmentally appropriate.[/b]
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Yes!
I taught K before it was sit down and "learn."  The kids I taught--who were not from high socio-economic families--learned to read by the end of the year--and, there was hardly a worksheet in sight.  They came to school for barely a half day and learned through play.  They played with blocks, we sang, we read books, and we painted.  They also learned the alphabet, sight words, and sounds.  How?  Through music, stories, games, and play.  It can be done.  Toward the end of the year, I gave more worksheets to get them ready for First Grade.  Every child in my class --with one exception--was very ready for First Grade by the end of the year.  The one exception was a very bright child with a complicated learning disability.  He couldn't read, but he could do lots of other things.
What else did they learn?  They learned to work independently and in groups.  They learned to follow directions.  They learned to listen to others.  They learned to listen to the teacher.  They learned problem solving.  ETC.   And, hopefully, they learned something about independent thinking.[/quote]

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