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Possible little difficult child in the making or is it just normal 4 year old behavior?
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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 386049" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I wouldn't get too excited about it yet. Obviously, she does need to learn to do what is expected at school, but she is four. It takes awhile for kids to get the message. </p><p> </p><p>As far as learning letters and sounds, she is young for that too. Some kids show an aptitude for that kind of learning early, and some take awhile to come to that. There are all kinds of scholarly studies out there that show that whether kids learn to read at 3 or at 6 or 7, by the time they are in 3rd or 4th grade, they all tend to even out and those who were taught early show no distinct advantages. We live in a society that has decided that kids must be taught academics early, whether they are ready or not. Don't let them push you into demanding that she learn something she is not ready for.</p><p> </p><p>There is nothing wrong with demanding she get the message that she has to obey the teacher and do what is expected in her classroom but as far as the advanced learning goes, I'd bide my time. If she seems to be bright and learning from situations where she NEEDS to use the knowledge, then probably it is just a case of waiting while until she is ready.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 386049, member: 135"] I wouldn't get too excited about it yet. Obviously, she does need to learn to do what is expected at school, but she is four. It takes awhile for kids to get the message. As far as learning letters and sounds, she is young for that too. Some kids show an aptitude for that kind of learning early, and some take awhile to come to that. There are all kinds of scholarly studies out there that show that whether kids learn to read at 3 or at 6 or 7, by the time they are in 3rd or 4th grade, they all tend to even out and those who were taught early show no distinct advantages. We live in a society that has decided that kids must be taught academics early, whether they are ready or not. Don't let them push you into demanding that she learn something she is not ready for. There is nothing wrong with demanding she get the message that she has to obey the teacher and do what is expected in her classroom but as far as the advanced learning goes, I'd bide my time. If she seems to be bright and learning from situations where she NEEDS to use the knowledge, then probably it is just a case of waiting while until she is ready. [/QUOTE]
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