Kindergarten Reading Help

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I thought of sending my 4 years old for reading class every once in a week (Smart Reader) and she is going to a kindergarten. But I think her school is not focusing on reading yet. What you all think??Is it a good idea?Teachers and mums please let me know your opinion. Am I pushing her too early or shall i do the reading myself? But i m not good at phoenix sound which I think will help her in her reading alot.

heya, im 12, a girl, and i go to a public school. im just wondering if u think this is strange or not, but i can read around 2 200 paged books a day, and acouple 400 paged ones a week. i was readinng harry potter in kindergarten. i spend so much money on books that i either buy in second hhand shops, reread my good books, and my dad has started giving me his old books that he read in his 16+ years. im reading at a 11th grade/college level, but find those books harder to get into, so i read smaller books, but more often. i was also wondering for any good book requests. xxx thnx
makayla

This is my explanation essay. I really need someone to proof read it and tell me if its good. And tell me what to change or add ect. Thanks. 10 pts to whoever does it best. Thanks
There is no way to tab over so you don’t have to correct that.
It all starts out when you’re about three years old watching your older brother or sister, with envy, sluggishly meander on to the big yellow bus to go to school. Crying to your mom, you plead, “why can’t I go?” Why do we all have that resentment towards them? Well I seemed have known at the time, but now I am totally obliged to ever being jealous of the fact that I couldn’t go to school. Now, twelve years or more of strenuous and stringent school work seems like not much fun; but I know that when it’s all over, there’s definitely a reward.
At last, when you reach the age of about six you are subjected to your first kindergarten class. Napping, snacking, and drawing. Those were the days! Once you progress in your schooling career you head off to first grade, second, third, and all the way up to fifth grade. During these five years you learn the basic skills of mainly math, reading, writing, and get used to the transition from home to school. By the end of fifth grade you are almost halfway done with school!
Elementary school is over and you start once again at the bottom of the totem pole. Welcome to middle school. Here you will complete a total of three years of school, and further your elementary schooling. A lot of change goes on through out middle school and you are forming yourself for high school. Friends become more important, you begin to have interests in different things, and you start to mature more. Your skills you have previously learned are developed into habits and you are ready to step up into the next level in learning and establishing better responsibilities, rituals, and in some cases social skills.
Before you are submitted to your first and freshman year of high school you are filled with anxiety, nervousness, and excitement to enter high school. High school is more open to different subjects and is a like social melting pot. Here, during the total of four years, you will discover and be introduced to many different things. You learn numerous life lessons and are flourishing into your persona like the leaves in spring. Finally, your education is coming to a conclusion, and for the most part, you’re an adult. It’s college. Now is the time to give it your all and show off and put out your full potential. If you’re at this point, you should know the career you’ve chosen and you are on the road to becoming whatever you desire. It can take anywhere from less than one year to almost a decade. College takes on a whole new step of responsibility and maturity. This may be the last road to success.
Although it takes many years and a lot of effort to get through the process of education it is well worth it. However you earn your education, just as long as you do, it could very well be one of the greatest accomplishments that you’ve ever made.

read: Wrestlin’ With Racism Min. Paul Scott
Sep 16, 2006 20:28 PDT
Wrestlin’ With Racism:
Cryme Tyme Hits Prime Time
Min. Paul Scott
The crowd of 20,000 rose to their feet as 6 foot 5,
400 pound, Mandingo “Tha Masked Minstrel” Jones headed
for the ring decked out in a bright red tuxedo and fur
coat and carrying a big bucket of fried chicken. The
announcer , obviously upset over his being 20 minutes
late, spits watermelon seeds at him as he strolls to
the ring with his main “Ho” Jazzybelle on his arm.
After pickpocketing the wallets from the people on the
front row, he tap dances into the ring, only to slip
on a chicken wing and get pinned 30 seconds later by
120 pound Bobby Taylor as the crowd erupts with
laughter….
Wrestling is racist! What a news flash, right? Anyone
even vaguely familiar with America’s favorite guilty
pleasure would be hard pressed to argue with the fact
that the image of Black professional wrestlers has
left much to be desired. All of the negative
stereotypes that have, historically plagued Black
folks have always found a comfortable home in the
middle of the squared circle. Somehow, the
predominately , good ole boy audience always got a
hoot out of 450 pound Black men being reduced to
bumblin’, bug eyed buffoons every week.
I remember as a child staying up way past midnight to
watch wrestlers with names like “Pork Chop ” Cash
constantly get their behinds kicked by the golden boys
like Nature Boy Ric Flair. While Flair and the rest
of the boys strutted to the ring in diamond studded
robes the Brotha’s came to the ring like they had just
escaped from the Crocket Plantation. I would always
wonder why the white dudes had the fancy moves like
the figure four leg locks and could triple flip off
the top rope but the only move the Black wrestler had
was that same ole head but.
Black wrestlers were also used to do what they did
best, scare the pants off of white folks. I remember
wrestlers such as Abdullah the Butcher rushing up on a
wrestlers and gouging their eyes out with number 2
pencils. And who could forget the witch doctor Papa
Shango who had little white kids sleeping with their
lights on. Perhaps the most stereotypical wrestler was
Kamala, the Ugandan Giant , a “savage cannibal from
dark Africa” who would wreck havoc on his opponents
with the help of his “trainer/master” some white dude
in a stocking mask.
While one may argue that like the Black actors from
the Steppin’ Fectchin’ Era, Black wrestlers had to
portray these characters in order to eat, what about
the Black wrestlers of the last decade like the
wrestlin’ Pimp “The Godfather” who would come to the
ring surrounded by his “Ho’s” or Booker T who has Ms.
Jones’ kindergarten class walking around buggin’
their eyes and yellin’ “CAN YOU DIG THAT…SUCKA’S!”
The latest bright idea of WWE owner Vincent K. McMahon
(yeah, the same dude who called wrestling’s thugged
out version of Vanilla Ice, John Cena, “my *****” ) is
Cryme Tyme. The promos feature two gold toothed, gold
chain wearing Brothas, Shad and JTG preparing for what
promises to be a stellar career in the WWE by bumbling
their way through smoothie store robberies and muggin’
fools who get lost in tha hood while the announcer
urges listeners to “pop a 40 and check their Rollies.”
One must wonder why this blatant diss of Black folks
wasn’t stopped long ago. Could it be that most Black
men are ashamed to admit they occasionally flip from
the Monday Night Football game to watch a couple of
dudes in tights tryin’ to pin each other? Or could it
be that our fearless “Civil Rights” leaders are
scared that some 400 pound steroid addicted masked
maniac may show up at their cribs one night and pile
drive them through their patios?
Now before I hear the familiar comeback of “Aw, you
people are sooo sensitive…lighten up, buddy. It’s
just entertainment…geez guys.” Do you think that the
Jewish community would tolerate a wrestler named
“Captain Kike, master of the kosher karate chop?” You
can best believe that Flyin’ Father Francois Flanagan,
the homosexual priest who has the nasty habit of
inviting little boys to his dressing room would be met
with tons of angry letters from outraged members of
the gay and Catholic community.
But Black folks are supposed to accept all kinds of
disrespect with a “thank ya massa” and a big Kool Aid
smile.
I say enough is enough, we must start a petition to
demand that WWE cancels the Cryme Tyme story line,
immediately. We must send emails and letters telling
Vince McMahon that we will not take this disrespect
lying down on the mat!
It’s time that we throw racism over the top rope, put
hatred in a head lock, give prejudiceness the pile
driver, beat tha…Aw, ya’ll get the point.
As Hulk Hogan would say “Now, whatcha gonna do, when
the Black community runs wild on you!”
Min. Paul Scott is a writer, activist and lecturer
based in Durham NC. He can be reached at (919)
451-8283 web site:http://www.hiphoprefugee.blogspot.com email:

1. You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
6. You can still jam to the theme song for Thundercats. Thunder, Thunder, THUNDERCATS, OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!
7. You know that “WOAH” comes from Joey on Blossom
8. Two words: Hammer Pants
9. If you ever watched “Fraggle Rock”
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars… and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect
11. You can sing the entire theme song to “Duck Tales” (Woo ooh!)
12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday.
Kids IncorporatedK-I-D-S
13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen..and still know the turtles names.
15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
17. You played the game “MASH”(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
19. L.A. Gear….need I say more?
20. You wanted to change your name to “JEM” in Kindergarten. (She’s Truly Outrageous.)
21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.
22. You know the profound meaning of “WAX ON, WAX OFF”
23. You wanted to be a Goonie.
24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us…head-to-toe)
25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
27. You took lunch boxes to school… and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
29. You still get the urge to say “NOT” after every sentence.
30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
35. After you saw Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure you kept saying “I know you are, but what am I?”
36. You remember “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”
37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
41. You’ve gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
42. You remember Popples.
43. Don’t worry, be happy
44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do..getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)
46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
48. You know what it meant to say “Care Bear Stare!!”
49 You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales
50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool…and don’t even flinch when people refer to them as “NKOTB”
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on “Saved By The Bell,” The ORIGINAL class.
54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi – SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
55. You just sang those words to yourself.
56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)
58. You remember when mullets were cool!
59. You had a mullet!
60. You still sing “We are the World”
61. You tight rolled your jeans.
62. You owned a bannana clip.
63. You remember “Where’s the Beef?”
64. You used to (and probably still do) say “What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?”
65 You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
66. You’re still singing “SHOT THROUGH THE HEART” in your head, aren’t you!
PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS WHO GREW UP IN THE 80s or Early 90s!!!
ROCK ON!!!
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Have you read his trilogy? -A Child Called It- -The Lost Boy- -A Man Named Dave- I have read all three, they were very hard for me to read, especially since I’m a kindergarten teacher. I want to know what everyone elsse thinks about those books.
-Also, if you are in any public service organization, especially with children, I recommend you read them.

I’d like a suggestion from all of you on a good book series to get my 6yo boy who’s in kindergarten and my 4yo girl who will start kindergarten this fall. Maybe something with a brother-sister team. We read every night, but mostly small basic books. I’d like an on-going story line with “what happens next?” so they can’t wait to get the next night’s story. Thank You!

My 5 year old was not old enough to enter Kindergarten this year. We were going to have him tested to enter early, but he is VERY shy and would not even look at the person giving the test. So, socially, he was not ready, but academically he was.
He can do basic addition, read and write the alphabet, etc…
Well, he can read. Sort of. He can read an entire level 1 book. He can read most of the words in a level 2 book as well. No one has ever taught him how to sound out letters, so he must just be sight reading?
Will this have a negative impact on him actually learning how to read when he does go to school?

My mum had absolutely no reason to read my diary. I get straight A’s, never act up or break any rules, have nonthreatening normal friends who she knew since I was in kindergarten.
I am 16 and I feel so violated. I had EVERYTHING in there. It’s a total invasion of my privacy. I’m a quiet girl and my diary is the only place I can honestly and whole-heartedly talk about my thoughts, feelings, and emotions; I pored my heart into it.
But when I found out she read it, AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!! I was extremely sad and embarrassed. But now I’m over that and I’m just pipping mad. MAD! I want vengeance!
Maybe I’ll do cocaine, or run away? Something that will make her regret SO much reading my diary. I need to do something extreme.
Thoughts?
PS. Parents, NEVER read your child’s dairy unless they are acting weird. Because If you read it but they have done nothing wrong, they could go crazy like me.

This question is an extension from another question I have asked in this forum. I babysat for my younger cousins, two girls. The older one is 4 and in preschool. Her teacher is supposed to the best. She assigns homework every night for the kids. She gives the math problems (addition & subtraction). I didn’t start doing that kind of stuff until kindergarten and 1st grade! They also have reading assignments and they have to practice writing their letters and numbers. Well naturally since I was watching her after school I made sure that her homework was done. This teacher is very strict. She wants the homework to be absolutly perfect. Perfect handwriting. No mistakes. No eraser marks. Ofcourse I won’t let my cousin turn in homework that isn’t correct. But naturally she is going to mess up and she will have to erase. After about a month. My aunt tells me that she got a call from my cousins teacher saying that the homework has been very sloppy. She doesn’t accept sloppiness. I got upset because, the teacher has been sending my cousins homework back with happy faces and stars. Nothing about the appearance. My aunt once sat with me while I was helping her with her homework and told my cousin what a good job she was doing. If her homework is so sloppy, why wait a month to say something? I am not an expert in early childhood education but what 4 year old, who is just starting to learn to write is going to have perfect handwriting? I am not saying that we shouldn’t have hig expectations, but should we also be realistic? I am not an early childhood education expert, so I don’t know what the expectation is. Short of me doing the homework for her, I don’t know what more I could have done.