YOU ARE RIGHT!! She needs to let him develop at his own pace.
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From: "suzie herb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:59 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] five year old and reading expectations
I teach grade four but have a friend who is worried about her son in his
first year of school. He is five and is not reading. I keep telling her
this is not a problem but we are at school whereby the expectations are set
very high and there are a number of children in that class reading already
and her husband is making comparisons. The child is interested in print,
stories and is very verbal. He is read to every night and has been since he
was born. He loves the piano and reads notes and plays. My attitude is let
him be but I want to know if there is any comments from teachers at the
five year old level who could give me guidance on how to help. Am I right
in saying, its okay? I am worried that the child will pick up that he is
‘not doing well’ when this is perfectly age appropriate or am I behind in
what is happening in kindergarten classes now? Ideas please. Suzanne
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