Agreed. I have two adult sons that were "taught" reading. Then our youngest son learned naturally how to read by us reading outloud each day for enjoyment. I never used the extensive " reading" curriculums I used with his older brothers. He just learned by us reading together. I have to say I was really pleasantly surprised and I myself learned so much by "allowing" the natural flow of learning to prosper.
Honestly i didnt do much in teaching my LO to read. I read to my LO and if we allowed screen time is was always educational teaching the alphabet and phonics. She picked up reading when she was ready to and ran with it. I think if you just lightly introduce the alphabet and numbers but not force it down their throat they will pick it up when their ready. I see what you are saying though. Its the expectation behind the teaching.
It’s been scientifically, proving reading to kids helps them get smarter, so I’m not exactly sure what this lady is saying, most parents read to their kids and at some point the kids start reading along. But yes, her point about parents being increasingly competitive with their kids has been a problem for decades and it’s why the rich people hundreds of years ago had tutors.
She’s talking about doing flash cards sight word drills with babies and toddlers, which believe it or not, is a thing that some parents do. There are companies that market curriculum that’s supposed to teach literal babies and toddlers to read. She’s not talking about teaching preliteracy skills to preschoolers or actual reading skills to kindergarteners. She’s also not saying anything about parents reading to their children, which yes, is a great thing.
I do believe you’re misunderstanding what she is saying. Reading to your children is not at all the same as teaching them to read, which is a whole other beast.
Agreed. I have two adult sons that were "taught" reading. Then our youngest son learned naturally how to read by us reading outloud each day for enjoyment. I never used the extensive " reading" curriculums I used with his older brothers. He just learned by us reading together. I have to say I was really pleasantly surprised and I myself learned so much by "allowing" the natural flow of learning to prosper.
Honestly i didnt do much in teaching my LO to read. I read to my LO and if we allowed screen time is was always educational teaching the alphabet and phonics. She picked up reading when she was ready to and ran with it. I think if you just lightly introduce the alphabet and numbers but not force it down their throat they will pick it up when their ready. I see what you are saying though. Its the expectation behind the teaching.
It’s been scientifically, proving reading to kids helps them get smarter, so I’m not exactly sure what this lady is saying, most parents read to their kids and at some point the kids start reading along. But yes, her point about parents being increasingly competitive with their kids has been a problem for decades and it’s why the rich people hundreds of years ago had tutors.
She’s talking about doing flash cards sight word drills with babies and toddlers, which believe it or not, is a thing that some parents do. There are companies that market curriculum that’s supposed to teach literal babies and toddlers to read. She’s not talking about teaching preliteracy skills to preschoolers or actual reading skills to kindergarteners. She’s also not saying anything about parents reading to their children, which yes, is a great thing.
I do believe you’re misunderstanding what she is saying. Reading to your children is not at all the same as teaching them to read, which is a whole other beast.
Read the comments. I’m not talking about reading out loud to your kids.