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Anonymous wrote:You teach your kid how to read and count. No need for tutors at that age.

Some kids will not cooperate with parents. In that situation, a tutor absolutely can help and might be needed.

Separately, do not wait. Fixing a small gap now is easier than a bigger gap later. The earlier a gap can get filled the better. Catch up is much harder than keep up.

One of my kids is the biggest contrarian and will not cooperate with parents. However, he likes to be read to and likes to play games, including counting games. In preK, we went over letter sounds while reading books, and played games where we clapped syllables. Then we moved on to CWC words, and added magic/silent E. That was all he needed to be taught to learn to read, ymmv.

Yes, a parent should and can teach even resistant children to read. Even starting at 5 or 6, it is very doable.

Anonymous wrote:You teach your kid how to read and count. No need for tutors at that age.

Some kids will not cooperate with parents. In that situation, a tutor absolutely can help and might be needed.

Separately, do not wait. Fixing a small gap now is easier than a bigger gap later. The earlier a gap can get filled the better. Catch up is much harder than keep up.

Anonymous wrote:You teach your kid how to read and count. No need for tutors at that age.

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