The Gap Between Spotting and Naming
Children at risk for reading struggles can be reliably identified before kindergarten even starts, per the International Dyslexia Association, yet many aren't flagged until second grade or later — after years of quiet struggle. That gap isn't a sign a child wasn't paying attention. It's a sign the system waited to look.
Try this
Watch the Letter-Sound Moments
Notice how your child plays with rhymes, claps out syllables, or matches letters to sounds during everyday moments — bath time, car rides, bedtime books. These small moments are early clues, not a test to pass.
Ask Before You Wait
Try asking your child's teacher what early reading markers they track, even in pre-K, instead of waiting for a report card to raise the flag. So the real question is whether watching and waiting feels like enough, or whether it's time to ask.
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