How Do I Talk to My Child’s Kindergarten Teacher about the Reading Curriculum?
In this episode of Play On Words, Miss Beth answered a listener question: “How do I talk to my child’s veteran kindergarten teacher about them saying to memorize sight words, I don’t want to be rude.”
Let’s be clear: it’s not the teachers fault if they tell you to memorize words. They might not know! Teachers are expected to be an expert on every subject and that’s WILD to think in their free time they’re researching and teaching themselves everything. And then writing their own curriculum and often hiding that they’re doing it one they learn if their district hasn’t approved the switch yet.
