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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Lot's of stuff Atticus learned in the first four weeks of class (before he left and the Prof. said, OK, now that we know what people USED to think...)
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The memorization is quite common, but I don't think the length of the book is.
You are now about to face a very tough decision: do you focus on developing these natural talents, and help your child along with their oral skills (a lot of poetry, a lot of "told" rather than "read" stories) or do you try to force reading, probably breaking down some of these skills in the process? I think Atticus is right that when it comes to actually reading you'll see some of these skills broken down by that process - but the question is, when do you start pushing reading.
There is a hot debate about whether letting kids fully develop oral skills before forcing them to read will ultimately benefit their ability to think and to comprehend what they read. My experience says its a good thing, and really celebrating this stage in their lives before moving on both will be a pleasure and will pay off.
