Almost 50 years later, I still feel bad for the kids that had to read aloud and struggled. Clearly they had dyslexia, or some other type of LD, but had to just be embarrassed, for what purpose?

This is probably a dumb question from the parent of a younger kid: how does the teacher then ascertain reading levels and progress and such? im not suggesting that kids be put on the spot or forced to read to the whole class, but if the kids arent reading aloud to the teacher at all, it sounds like that leaves too much room for assumptions to be made. Is the parent to alert the teacher if they notice an issue?

I don't think that is a dumb question at all. I was a teacher and I don't understand either. Once the child is reading on a higher level, I can see how you could ask questions about what they have read, etc., but I don't see how you can teach early readers without the child reading aloud. In my experience, it was a lot more difficult to get the child to read silently than aloud.

Perhaps, the 504 plan says that the child does not have to read aloud in front of other kids?

This is probably a dumb question from the parent of a younger kid: how does the teacher then ascertain reading levels and progress and such? im not suggesting that kids be put on the spot or forced to read to the whole class, but if the kids arent reading aloud to the teacher at all, it sounds like that leaves too much room for assumptions to be made. Is the parent to alert the teacher if they notice an issue?

I don't think that is a dumb question at all. I was a teacher and I don't understand either. Once the child is reading on a higher level, I can see how you could ask questions about what they have read, etc., but I don't see how you can teach early readers without the child reading aloud. In my experience, it was a lot more difficult to get the child to read silently than aloud.

Perhaps, the 504 plan says that the child does not have to read aloud in front of other kids?

This is probably a dumb question from the parent of a younger kid: how does the teacher then ascertain reading levels and progress and such? im not suggesting that kids be put on the spot or forced to read to the whole class, but if the kids arent reading aloud to the teacher at all, it sounds like that leaves too much room for assumptions to be made. Is the parent to alert the teacher if they notice an issue?

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Anonymous wrote:No. I'm asking if it's a normal process that the child doesn't read aloud at school?

At our school they don't, but expect the kids to do it at home.

My child has dyslexia; her reading level is below her peers and she mumbles terribly when she reads out loud. I'm really happy that she's not put on the spot and that her differences aren't highlighted to her friends.

Completely understand about being out on the spot. Not being required to read out loud is in my dyslexic child's 504 plan.

Yes, it might depend on the reading level. My son in 1st grade reads aloud all the time, whereas my daughter in 3rd grade doesn't read aloud as often, but she still does.

Anonymous wrote:No. I'm asking if it's a normal process that the child doesn't read aloud at school?

At our school they don't, but expect the kids to do it at home.

My child has dyslexia; her reading level is below her peers and she mumbles terribly when she reads out loud. I'm really happy that she's not put on the spot and that her differences aren't highlighted to her friends.

My child was an advanced reader in K and read silently every day. Never read to the teacher, but sometimes read to a friend. I thought it was odd, but it didn't end up being too much of a problem. I just wish it had been told to us that this was the scenario. Took until February to figure out that our child was never going to get a chance to read aloud to the teacher.

No. I'm asking if it's a normal process that the child doesn't read aloud at school?

At our school they don't, but expect the kids to do it at home.

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I have always hated being read to, since I was a little kid. At 4, I pushed myself to learn to read so I could avoid it. Any time I was read aloud to at school, I tuned out. That's not how I process information.

I think you also have a problem with silent reading. Go read the title again.

I was a teacher. Cannot imagine a class in which I didn't have kids read aloud. When I taught first, pretty much every child read aloud every day.

Yes, I DO have a reading comprehension learning disability, good catch. I thought the OP was asking if it was normal that kids are not read aloud TO. Like the teacher reading a story to them.

I have always hated being read to, since I was a little kid. At 4, I pushed myself to learn to read so I could avoid it. Any time I was read aloud to at school, I tuned out. That's not how I process information.

I think you also have a problem with silent reading. Go read the title again.

I was a teacher. Cannot imagine a class in which I didn't have kids read aloud. When I taught first, pretty much every child read aloud every day.

I have always hated being read to, since I was a little kid. At 4, I pushed myself to learn to read so I could avoid it. Any time I was read aloud to at school, I tuned out. That's not how I process information.

Normal in DCPS. I recall being read to through 2nd grade or so as a kid, during library time.

Ours does. Not normal.

In our school (not in DC area) it is left upon parents to have their kid read aloud to them. So far K and 1st grade. They don't do it at school. Occasionally they have silent reading.

Is this a normal practice?