Comments on: You Can’t Let Your Kids Learn to Read at School

By: kindergarten Springfield

kindergarten Springfield — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:21:10 +0000

When you’re visiting a potential site, pay attention to how the staff interacts with the children. Ideally, a caregiver should be on the floor playing with the kids or holding one on her lap. In their early years, babies need close, loving, interactive relationships with adults in order to thrive.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 11:17:15 +0000

So many times, parents also need to play a bill role in teaching their children on how to read from home. Delegating the responsibility to teachers alone is bad.

By: Mrs. B

Mrs. B — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:36:43 +0000

Sadly, there are many learning experiences children should never first encounter in school, yet many parents just assume that the schools know what they are doing when, more often than not, nothing could be further from the truth.

Thank you for posting this! My husband and I were always the kids who just “got” everything we were taught in school, so I’ve always been a little anxious about what to do if my kids had a hard time learning how to read.

I will definitely check out some of these materials.

By: Christina Schul

Christina Schul — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 14:18:22 +0000

My daughter started in public school for kindergarten. They pushed sight words and never taught phonics. She left that year frustrated when we read at home because she didn’t know the words. We are using All About Reading now and working with phonics and it is an amazing difference.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 13:12:58 +0000

This is a great example of the importance of parents taking control of educating their children. I will keep these phonics programs in mind when I start with my youngest. Thanks for the information!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:39:34 +0000

Interesting story and advice. My 3-year-old is starting to read the way you describe, using a phonics curriculum. He enjoys it and asked to learn, so we just do ten minutes a day, alongside hours of play. There’s no pressure. Thanks for sharing your experience and recommendations.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:22:52 +0000

Great story. Making reading fun is the best way to get your child interested. You should never rely solely on the school to teach them. Thanks for sharing.

By: Abhilasha

Abhilasha — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:01:22 +0000

Nice Blog Post BrittonL. I always teach my son to learn things while playing. Because fun always help in things easily and deeply.

By: Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3

Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3 — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:31:17 +0000

We used Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, and it was amazing. My daughter doesn’t sound out words like her peers, she just reads (she was ready proficiently by the time she turned 4). And my sister used the same book, and I see the same in my niece.
I tell my daughter all the time that if you can read well, you can learn anything! Nothing’s out of your reach, because there are books and articles about everything. She gets so excited about how much she can learn!