Can your 5 yr olds read ?

I was just curious how many of you that have kindergartners that can read ? Mine started (kindergarten) this September and have made such HUGE strides towards reading that it amazes me every day. So far they are in the "sounding" out stage but still have a hard time with long and short vowels. They also love to sit at the kitchen table and have me spell out words so they can write them down. My older children didn't seem so interested in that stuff. I can remember my oldest dd reading and writing at the end of 1st grade .. I wonder if they've changed the curriculum for kindergarten ?

 

Yes mine are there. If you ask our K teachers they tell us that it is like first grade (except that they need to do it all in 2 hrs and 50 min). We have a few sight words. It is so crazy/amazing that they are doing so well

 

I know ! I'm so excited for them and to think I almost kept them in pre-school for an extra year because I was worried about their progress being preemies and only making it into school because they were born 6 weeks early. But I don't regret my decision for a minute.

 

My twins began reading when they were in preschool. They were the only ones in their classes that went to K reading. But, the progress to reading harder books in K was amazing.

 

Yes mine started K this year they read sight words before....they teach them but our schools wanted up to practice before....it seems like every week they read much more and more...they say by the end they will be reading long sentenceing which mine are already for the most part...that is one thing they are really good at is reading but for other things we are still working on LOL!
I think they all have there spec things they do well and others they have to work on...but they seem to be learning much more faster than I ever thought possible.. It so much fun seeing them learn and grow you just want to cry they get so big so fast..

 

I have a super early reader who started around 4 or 4.5, but it just happens to be something she's passionate about -- the kid can barely tie her own shoes or wipe her own arse yet, LOL.

I'd say about half her kindergarten class is reading fairly well, but definitely not chapter books like she is. It is exciting to watch their progress in K, though!

 

Sarah went into kinder. reading already, but she's always been a bookworm. She picked it up on her own. But even her reading has improved. She will read on her some, but still absolutely loves to cuddle up with me. She'll usually read me the first book, and then I'll read to her all the other books.

Timothy went into kinder. with some sight words. I've noticed that he's improving alot also. He knows many more sight words now and I noticed that he wrote out a complete sentence today in school and could read it to me. He can read very basic books to me. He likes books, but as long as they appeal to him.

We're going to be driving to KC for xmas. It's a 3 hour drive. We'll still take the dvd player with us. But I'm also stocking up on Magic Treehouse and Rainbow Fairy books for the car. I can sit and read them in the front seat and hold them back to show the pictures to the kids. When we've done that before, the kids rode in absolute silence listening to me read in the car. Nothing like a captive audience.

Marissa

 

Jon was reading at 3 1/2, we discovered this when we "caught" him reading Curious George to himself at bedtime. Marcus went into K with very few sight words. Now in second, Jon is still ahead of the game, but Marcus has truely blossomed as a reader and is reading on 4th grade level, surpassing his brother!

 

My two will be in K in the Fall and are reading. One at the 'sound out stage' and the other more fluent. But they are both 'very' into books- they come from a long line of booklovers. They also are not very active kids (physically) so drawing/books/etc get done a lot at this age. I am hoping in K they get gym everyday since that is what they need and are not motivated at home to do a lot of really active play.

In our area- it is not uncommon for K kids to be reading at a basic level very quickly or before K. At screening they want them to know letters (screening is the Spring before K- so kids would be 4.5- 5.5). and numbers 0-20 and have some printing skills. Our area is fairly suburban academic-y so the push for meeting state standards and do 'well' is high. Unfortunately, it is passed down the line an dK/1st is less play and explore than it used to be.


K is now is what used to be 1st grade material.

Isnt it fun to see them learn and be excited about it!!!! That was my favorite part of teaching---watching the excitement and enthusiasm of young kids!

 

YES!!! It is so amazing how quickly they learn. My oldest son is in K this year, and went in knowing all of his letters, and letter sounds, so he has picked up fairly quickly. He gets two site words a week to practice, so right now he's learned about 25 words, and they have a reading incentive program so he brings a book home every night to read. The books have a lot of the site words, but also other words he sounds out, or can figure out based on the picture. It is great!
They only have to be at level 3 by the end of the year, and my son only has 10 more books to read in level 2.
I am so excited for him. (and me, because I have a 'big kid') :clapping:

 

My best friends little boy just began K and is reading a little already. Mine can identify small words but aren't reading yet. They can recognize their names and their sisters and mom & dad and cat and dog. I am working with them pretty good and hope they can be prepared a little for K next year.

 

Mine are reading, but of course, in Spanish, we don't have the problem with long and short vowels. For the most part there is only one phoneme per letter. And the goal of the 5 year old room at their school is to come out of it reading. One is doing very well. One not so much--but has actually read some words in English (and realized, hey this is written in English), which her sister hasn't done.

 

My oldest is reading too. She started in her last year of preschool (the year she turned 5). She's now in Year 1 (UK system) and it's pretty full on. Reading a book (12 pages or so) every day, weekly spelling words (sight + phonemes). She writes as well.

Back home they don't start reading til a year later, but here it's pretty full on. Schools are quite competitive and the education standard is among the highest in the world. She's also able to read in Dutch, although I haven't done much about it. Her letters and sounds are good, so she just copies it to Dutch, although there are a few special differences. She definitely prefers English. And then there is the Mandarin at school too, but she only has that 4 hours a week.

Having said that, she really enjoyed the reading and writing already in preschool and the improvements she's currently making are quite significant.