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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS could say the alphabet and count to 20 around 19 months.  At almost 2.5 he can recognize some numbers and letters individually, but cannot count objects.

Shrug.  [b]It's something cute to write in their baby book, no one here is claiming our early counters are child geniuses.  Calm down pps. [/b] [/quote]

THIS!  I haven't seen anyone here claim their child is ready for Mensa.  I think most of us realize counting and ABCs as a young toddler is simply a matter of memorizing not comprehension.  [b]How did we go from answering a simple question to debating how poor education is in the U.S. compared to Europe?  [/b]

There's a lot of projecting going on this thread....  [/quote]

Because some posters mentioned that in their European country, parents generally do not teach toddlers to read, and reading instruction doesn't start until first grade. And then some other posters pointed out that somehow the early reading doesn't seem to give American kids an academic edge in international comparisons. Therefore, early reading might not be as beneficial or important as many parents around here think.[/quote]

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