what stage should a five year old be at reading?

Question

he seems to be just reading from memory

Answer 1

Most every child "reads from memory" once a book has been mastered. The question is, did he master it himself, or is he only "reading" books that have been read to him. If he is in Kindergarten, he should be reading some sight words and word family words (even my son's 4's preschool teacher started the class on basic sight words - at, mat, sat, cat, fat, an, man, can, fan, etc)

You should be asking his teacher. A lot of your responses underestimate what is expected in today's Kindergarten classroom.

Most K's assume that kids will know their letter and their sounds by the start of K. All the reading groups in my son's classroom - from the lowest up - are reading some sight words. The whole class does "word work" and "writes" in journals.

I starting using "Teaching your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" by Siegfried Engelmann with him and he is reading at a 1st grade level.

You should ask his teacher about his progress. She can best tell you what is going on with him.

Answer 2

First of all, he's five so i don't think that you really need to be worried about it just yet. Wait until he's had a chance to be in school for awhile and see what his teachers think and say. They've learned how to see and deal with things like that. If you are worried for whatever reason, I'd suggest working on simple words with him to build his vocabulary, then getting some easy to read books. He might be reading from memory if he knows the books well and knows the words well, so get some new books or something and see what words he knows from those. I really don't think you have anything to be worried about though, after all he is only five.

Answer 3

There are no "shoulds". That's like asking, "At what stage should 1-year old be walking?" Each child is different and will be capable of different things at different times. This is particularly true of reading.

A child's reading ability at age 5 depends on a number of factors: visual processing, auditory processing, previous exposure and instruction... Most 5-year olds are not capable of reading much--that's kindergarten age, not even required in many places. Kindergarten is usally about working on the alphabet and phonics, reading and writing your name and select words. Many kindergarten kids will "read" a familiar story from memory. That's okay! To them, they're reading. When they understand more that the letters represent sounds and that they can use the sounds to figure out what the words say, then they will be able to start reading some things on their own.

If you want to help your child progress in reading, make sure to work on those phonics. Reading Reflex or Phonics Pathways are both great books that can be used at home.

Answer 4

It depends if he is in K or not. If he just turned 5, he is doing great. If he is in K, try asking he if he knows a certain word on the page. If he does that is good. If not and he will be six soon you may want to work with him more.

The best way to increase his reading skills is to have a variety of books available to read to him. Eventually he will learn specific sight words and then he will start sounding the words out.

We bought my daughter many books and a Leap Pad. The Leap Pad worked great, there are books that help with phonics so she learned how to read early. She is in 1st grade. I don't know what her reading level is but she is reading chapter books.

Answer 5

That is how most kids learn to read is from memory, A lot of 5 year olds cannot even read yet sounds like she/he is doing good.

Answer 6

A five year old can read?!?! Wow, and I thought I was smart. Well, I guess books with a lot of pictures to help with word association would be good for his age.

Answer 7

mine didn't go to school until they were just about 6 so at 5 they could read very basic thngs like cat and dog. I did not push them . there was plenty of time once they got to school to learn. Now at 7 (almost8)they are one of the best readers in grade 2

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Answer 9

That is an awesome prereading skill for a child his age. That shows he is developing an appreciation for literature! Please encourage him. He'll learn to read. Many five year olds aren't even interested in books.

Answer 10

usually they aren't even taught to read sight words until the second half of kindergarten. sounds to me like hes doing fine. kids will read at there own pace if he's reading from memory then hes fine and where he should be. just keep reading to him and if he wants to repeat your words let him practice helps alot.