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Anonymous wrote:First, don’t say kiddo as it’s not a word.

Ha. I clicked on this thread only to say that. Why do people do this? Just use child/daughter/son. So stupid.

In my experience it’s usually used by progressives who are in denial that sex exists and matters and are trying to pretend they don’t know the sex of their child for as long as possible by using ambiguous words and pronouns.

In my experience these threads are very triggering for parents of late readers, so they lash out by trolling about word choice.

Child is not yet reading age so that wasn’t the trigger for me. Having all my NIMBY, hypocritical progressive neighbors call their kids “kiddo” was.

Enough children are reading at age 3 to make 3 and up the reading ages, so your child is 2? Then why are you trolling here?

Planned to just read and scroll then saw kiddo and eye rolled.

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Anonymous wrote:First, don’t say kiddo as it’s not a word.

Ha. I clicked on this thread only to say that. Why do people do this? Just use child/daughter/son. So stupid.

In my experience it’s usually used by progressives who are in denial that sex exists and matters and are trying to pretend they don’t know the sex of their child for as long as possible by using ambiguous words and pronouns.

In my experience these threads are very triggering for parents of late readers, so they lash out by trolling about word choice.

Child is not yet reading age so that wasn’t the trigger for me. Having all my NIMBY, hypocritical progressive neighbors call their kids “kiddo” was.

Enough children are reading at age 3 to make 3 and up the reading ages, so your child is 2? Then why are you trolling here?

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Anonymous wrote:First, don’t say kiddo as it’s not a word.

Ha. I clicked on this thread only to say that. Why do people do this? Just use child/daughter/son. So stupid.

In my experience it’s usually used by progressives who are in denial that sex exists and matters and are trying to pretend they don’t know the sex of their child for as long as possible by using ambiguous words and pronouns.

In my experience these threads are very triggering for parents of late readers, so they lash out by trolling about word choice.

Child is not yet reading age so that wasn’t the trigger for me. Having all my NIMBY, hypocritical progressive neighbors call their kids “kiddo” was.

Interesting comments in this thread! With my DS, we used The Good and the Beautiful Preschool and Kindergarten Prep curriculum over the summer before we started K. He was at a play based preschool and really had only known capital letters, no sounds the summer before K. By the time we finished it at the end of the summer, he was reading 3 letter words but confidently knew their sounds and was totally understanding phonics and blending sounds thanks to that program. It was fun and we enjoyed doing it together for 10 or so minutes a day.

For my DD, she has been reading Bob books since she turned 4. Her prek, which was not the same as my DS' school, really got her confident in her letters and sounds. She's reading 1st grade Bob books and turns 5 in a few weeks. I really believe that the prep we did with our DS was so beneficial for him going into K. He's a confident student and a great reader.

Anonymous wrote:You read to them often, follow the words with your finger. Help them with what letters sound like; whether it's singing songs, playing music, etc. It should be fun. And if they aren't there in August, it's fine.

+1. Before Bob books go over letter recognition and sounds letters make. I would focus less on the act of reading and more on comprehension when you read as well as the letter piece. Make it fun and 15 minutes a day. If you go through the letters and your child doesn’t seem ready to read that is ok too.

Anonymous wrote:The other thing to remember, lots of great advice here already, is let the kiddo/ child pick the book. A kindergarten teacher told me that picture books help them anticipate what the words will be, and finally tell them they are fine. They will learn to read when they learn. Don’t bother telling them this, but remember some kids brains are ready earlier and some are later and they will get there when their brain has developed to learn. They will be fine. My kids were very later learners and now are voracious readers. They THINK they learned to read early. But they didn’t.

Looking at the pictures is Lucy Caulkins nonsense that has been proven to be harmful to children. Please stop repeating it.

I used How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons with both my kids starting in the spring before kindergarten. We supplemented with Bob books and Dear Dragon books. They both started K already reading and had a strong phonics foundation for further growth. I'm really happy with that approach, as it set them up for success and confidence.

first kid -- he started sounding words out on his own at around age 4, teacher gave him BoB books and reading just clicked for him. I read to him a lot, too. Books like "hop on pop" and the basic Dr. Suess books are really excellent for early readers. Also got some phonics books in a topic that he enjoyed (LEGO), he carried them around in his backpack and read from them all the time.

second kid -- this strategy didn't work. He was clearly frustrated. Then he started Kindergarten and his teacher spent a TON of time on phonics (it's a science of reading school). After a year of heavy instruction and targeted lesson, reading clicked and he wants to read every book on the bookshelf. He is 6.

Different strategies work for different kids!

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Anonymous wrote:First, don’t say kiddo as it’s not a word.

Ha. I clicked on this thread only to say that. Why do people do this? Just use child/daughter/son. So stupid.

In my experience it’s usually used by progressives who are in denial that sex exists and matters and are trying to pretend they don’t know the sex of their child for as long as possible by using ambiguous words and pronouns.

In my experience these threads are very triggering for parents of late readers, so they lash out by trolling about word choice.

OP here. So that's what's going on? Because I was genuinely confused by the bombardment about word choice.
But it was certainly counterbalanced by all of the great and helpful advice! Life is good!

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Anonymous wrote:First, don’t say kiddo as it’s not a word.

Ha. I clicked on this thread only to say that. Why do people do this? Just use child/daughter/son. So stupid.

In my experience it’s usually used by progressives who are in denial that sex exists and matters and are trying to pretend they don’t know the sex of their child for as long as possible by using ambiguous words and pronouns.

In my experience these threads are very triggering for parents of late readers, so they lash out by trolling about word choice.

When I taught my kidoods to read I also made a lot of simple sentence "books" without pictures so that they would have to read the actual words rather than look at a picture and guess. Sometimes they would draw their own picture after they had correctly read the sentence. Picture books are fun and have their place, but they can't be the only thing your kydz practice with or else they will just develop into good guessers.

Anonymous wrote:People who use "kiddo" generally fall into the same genre as people who say comfy and yummy.

I say all three. Who cares? Lol.

After a kid is reading somewhat, there are many suitable picture books (e.g., “Busy, Busy World” & “What do people do all day ?”) by Richard Scarry which have taught vocabulary to early readers for maybe 60-70 years now.

These have simple stories with extensive drawings/ pictures. Usually, in addition to the printed story, the name of most objects will be written below the picture. Example: word “tractor” would be printed just below a picture of a tractor.

The other thing to remember, lots of great advice here already, is let the kiddo/ child pick the book. A kindergarten teacher told me that picture books help them anticipate what the words will be, and finally tell them they are fine. They will learn to read when they learn. Don’t bother telling them this, but remember some kids brains are ready earlier and some are later and they will get there when their brain has developed to learn. They will be fine. My kids were very later learners and now are voracious readers. They THINK they learned to read early. But they didn’t.

Anonymous wrote:First, don’t say kiddo as it’s not a word.

+1000 so obnoxious.

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Anonymous wrote:First, don’t say kiddo as it’s not a word.

Ha. I clicked on this thread only to say that. Why do people do this? Just use child/daughter/son. So stupid.

In my experience it’s usually used by progressives who are in denial that sex exists and matters and are trying to pretend they don’t know the sex of their child for as long as possible by using ambiguous words and pronouns.

But the poster used “she” and “her” throughout the post. Sounds like you need to learn to read more than the kiddo. *Kanye shrug*