[irishtenor]

My grandson is six years old. He went from not reading to reading EVERYTHING in a matter of weeks. He is learning phonetically, and doing wonders. He can read everything I have typed on this post, without help. Unfortunately, he can also read the graffiti in the walls, also.

[mass55th]

I'm in my 60's and I remember being taught to read phonetically in school. I was reading before kindergarten as my mother read to me all the time, and helped me sound out the words along with her. When I had my own sons, I read to them all the time too. They are both avid readers.

On another note, a friend of mine said that her first grade grandson is not being taught cursive writing in school. She said they are only teaching printing. If I recall correctly, we started learning cursive in 1st grade. This is in the NY State school system. I don't have any grandchildren, so can anyone tell me if it's like that in their schools too?