Age of Reading?

[Sheilbh]

It appears that schools are pushing for more and more at a younger age. Unfortunately a lot of it is driven by the disparity in learning between those that want to learn and those that do not i.e. the burbs versus the inner cities.

I've a friend who teaches 4 year olds and she says that giving homework (which I never had in primary school) is largely driven by pushy parents who have no fear phoning the school or trying to set up a 'meeting' because they don't think their kid's getting the educational push they deserve/need.

I think I learned early but I loved reading from the start.  I was, though, a late talker - but when I started

[Sheilbh]

I'm amazed at the number of people who started school at the ages of 4 and 5. When I started the minimum age was six and a half.

In England 4's the standard age you start school.  In Scotland it's 5.  I started school in England and then moved to Scotland but stayed in my educational year meaning I was always the youngest.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Spider-Man, Richie Rich, & Cookie Monster taught me how to read at age 4 or so but never learned writing til grade one. There was no such thing a pre-school back in Bedrock, where I grew up.

[jimmy olsen]

Well, we are very happy - over the last month, Carl has quite definitely learned to read, right after he turned 4. Not exactly reading Tolstoy yet, more readers of the "I went to the Library" variety, but still. Also, he can make short words by arranging letters and he can write very basic words.

It seems to me they are pushing kids into reading and writing earlier these days. When I was 4 I'm pretty sure the school did not hand out homework; Carl gets lots of home exercises he's supposed to do. Also, I'm pretty sure I didn't read until I was 5 or so.

What age were you reading at?

It took me a while to learn to read, I don't think I really got it down until the 2nd grade. However from 3rd grade on I was one of the most, perhaps the most, prolific readers in school.

[jimmy olsen]

I remember the first book I liked in the school library, 1st or second grade. It was a giant book of WWI biplanes. Those things fascinated the hell out of me.

I learned to read with Asterix comics, the French comic about the American Civil War "The Blue Boys", Lucky Luke and Reader's Digest "World History" in 2 volumes (though I very much preferred the maps in it). I think my parents were a bit disconcerned when I built a LEGO guillotine at age 8 after illustrations in the book.

Oddly, I never liked children's or youth books much and preferred non-fiction (there were some pretty decent aimed-at-kids books about history and science which I loved and read a lot at the library. The first fiction book I recall to have read was an edited children's version of Moby Dick (I loved the movie with Gregory Peck ... well, I still do). I had some sci-fi books I enjoyed, though (Commander Perkins, a sci-fi adventure series, and some short story collections which included something like Last Starfighter or some postapocalyptic stories which I loved).

A French comic on the American Civil War? I'm intrigued.

[The Brain]

Well, we are very happy - over the last month, Carl has quite definitely learned to read, right after he turned 4. Not exactly reading Tolstoy yet, more readers of the "I went to the Library" variety, but still. Also, he can make short words by arranging letters and he can write very basic words.

It seems to me they are pushing kids into reading and writing earlier these days. When I was 4 I'm pretty sure the school did not hand out homework; Carl gets lots of home exercises he's supposed to do. Also, I'm pretty sure I didn't read until I was 5 or so.

What age were you reading at?

It took me a while to learn to read, I don't think I really got it down until the 2nd grade. However from 3rd grade on I was one of the most, perhaps the most, prolific readers in school.

Why prolific and not prochoicic?

[CountDeMoney]

Well, we are very happy - over the last month, Carl has quite definitely learned to read, right after he turned 4. Not exactly reading Tolstoy yet, more readers of the "I went to the Library" variety, but still. Also, he can make short words by arranging letters and he can write very basic words.

It seems to me they are pushing kids into reading and writing earlier these days. When I was 4 I'm pretty sure the school did not hand out homework; Carl gets lots of home exercises he's supposed to do. Also, I'm pretty sure I didn't read until I was 5 or so.

What age were you reading at?

I was reading and writing before school as well, had it down pat at 4.
You're giving Carl Jr a headstart in life, where he'll become more accomplished than his peers. 

Foster a love for reading, and he's stay at the tip of the spear.

No other trait will help him more in life than the ability to read and write well.  It is a commodity that becomes rarer each generation.  You can't believe the shit I read, from supposedly accomplished, educated people. 

Hell, my boss makes more spelling errors than Berkut on crystal meth.  While wearing mittens.

[The Brain]

I write good.

[CountDeMoney]

I write good.

Yes.  Yes, you do.

[Grey Fox]

I remember the first book I liked in the school library, 1st or second grade. It was a giant book of WWI biplanes. Those things fascinated the hell out of me.

I learned to read with Asterix comics, the French comic about the American Civil War "The Blue Boys", Lucky Luke and Reader's Digest "World History" in 2 volumes (though I very much preferred the maps in it). I think my parents were a bit disconcerned when I built a LEGO guillotine at age 8 after illustrations in the book.

Oddly, I never liked children's or youth books much and preferred non-fiction (there were some pretty decent aimed-at-kids books about history and science which I loved and read a lot at the library. The first fiction book I recall to have read was an edited children's version of Moby Dick (I loved the movie with Gregory Peck ... well, I still do). I had some sci-fi books I enjoyed, though (Commander Perkins, a sci-fi adventure series, and some short story collections which included something like Last Starfighter or some postapocalyptic stories which I loved).

A French comic on the American Civil War? I'm intrigued.

It's pretty good. It's about 2 friends, 1 is always trying to desert while the other is a loyal soldier.

[Eddie Teach]

I write good.

I write gooder!

[crazy canuck]

I write good.

I write gooder!

I write the goodest

[Agelastus]

I write good.

I write gooder!

I write goodest!



[Couldn't resist. ]

[crazy canuck]

I am gooder then you.

[Razgovory]

I was taught to read before I went to school so 3-4 or so.  I don't remember it to well.  In fact I don't recall not being able to read.  Take that for what you will.