Do you think it matters if a child learns to read at age 4,5, or 6?

Asked by JLeslie (65421) September 13th, 2019 from iPhone

What do the studies say? What’s your personal experience?

A woman who worked in education for many years said studies have shown if a child doesn’t learn to read by 3rd grade there is a good chance that student won’t finish school and has a higher chance of not doing well over time, even s higher chance of winding up in prison. That doesn’t really answer the questions about 4,5, and 6 year olds. Children for over a hundred years and even now start Kindergarten at any of those ages, and I’ve always said children are more their grade than their age.

Note: I’m talking about the average child, not a kid who took to reading even before they even entered school to the point that it might even be called a gift, and not the child who has real trouble reading.