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Why is it that we can easily understand that toddlers will learn to walk and talk at different ages, in varying ways, yet people still expect that all children will learn to read within the same timetable?
If a toddler isn't walking much by 12 months of age, people just smile and say, "Oh, look at the way he's crawling, or pulling himself up, or using the coffee table to help him cruise around. He'll be walking soon." But with reading, it seems to be an all or nothing proposition. "What do you mean, he's not reading by age seven? Aren't you worried?"
Our son was a late-blooming reader. For years, we read other people's homeschooling stories about how their children learned to read. Some early, some later. They learned in their own ways when they were ready.
( Our story... )
Give your child time. Have plenty of books around. Read together. Every child's journey with reading is different. Enjoy the process.
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I've been thinking a lot lately about how children learn to read, remembering some favorite books that have inspired me over the years. Happy reading.
Reading Without Nonsense by Frank Smith
Raising Readers: Helping Your Child to Literacy by Steven Bialostok
Teach a Child to Read with Children’s Books by Mark B. Thogmartin
Making Words by Patricia M. Cunningham
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