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[quote=Anonymous]I haven’t read the entire thread, but I wanted to point out that I think the major push towards reading in kindergarten really fit into the push for whole language reading. When you are essentially just training kids to memorize books or be good at guessing what the next page is going to say, you can get a kid to the point where they look like they are reading a lot sooner.

I always compare phonics-based reading to a roller coaster. There is a long, slow, slog up a steep hill, then at some point they reach the tipping point (where they are able to decode enough words quickly enough to actually comprehend each sentence) and that’s when the fun starts! But that slog can take a long time, and if teachers aren’t allowed to take the time they need to teach in a developmentally appropriate way, then it’s a lot more tempting to say that this kid who has memorized several of the beginner level readers in their classroom is a reader because they can turn the pages of a book and say the words that are on those pages, even if they’re not actually able to decode any individual words outside of that context.

MThe problem with pushing kids to do things before it is developmentally appropriate is that all of their future learning is built on the shaky foundation. This is true with how we teach reading, but it’s also true with a lot of issues in school, a big one being classroom behavior.[/quote]

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