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Our toddler has just progressed from knowing her letters to identifying small words. Besides continuing to read to her, how do we continue to encourage early reading without putting a lot of pressure on her?
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01.19.09, 06:52 AM [ Flag ]
- how old?
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  01.19.09, 06:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - On the young side of 2yo. She isn't in daycare or preschool right now.
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    01.19.09, 06:54 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - lol she is not reading, she is memorizing words. Relax
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      01.19.09, 06:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - yes, exactly. But I want to encourage it! And I am relaxed, trust me. :)
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        01.19.09, 06:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        np encourage what?
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        01.19.09, 06:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - np - memorizing words IS reading. i can guarantee when you see what i'm writing here, you're not reading each letter, you recognize the words grouped together because they're familiar to you.
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        01.19.09, 10:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- There's a great childrens' photography book about street signs that is fun to read with your child. She will learn to recognize symbols from the basics of STOP, DON'T WALK.. to more complicated ones like NO SMOKING.
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  01.19.09, 06:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- OP: btw, she knows "Mommy" but not "Daddy" -- does that mean that I won?
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  01.19.09, 06:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Dunno. But it does mean you're annoying.
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    01.19.09, 07:20 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - np - i think she was trying to be funny - why so mean?
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      01.19.09, 09:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - OP: yeah, my humor isn't playing very well today. Oh well.
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        01.19.09, 09:30 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- The only think I would ask is why do you want her to read so early? Many educators would say that there is a positive aspect to absorbing the world directly, without the written word as a mediator, and you can never go back again. I would really look into the pluses and minuses of early reading before nudging her on, however gently. There is much interesting writing on the downside of early reading, which is in part why some progressives and some enlightened countries teach reading on what we generally consider the late side.
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  01.19.09, 10:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - This is very interesting, thanks. To be honest, I never thought about it -- you've managed to turn my world view a bit.
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    01.19.09, 11:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - well cool! i am not trying to sway you either way, just suggesting you look into it, as you sound like a smart and very engaged parent so would want to explore all angles.
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      01.19.09, 11:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - aw shucks.
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        01.19.09, 12:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]