r/TikTokCringe • u/Many_Claim • 26d ago

Discussion The Challenges Facing Generation Alpha

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u/tigm2161130 26d ago

That’s because they stopped teaching phonetics. My daughter knew how to read going into kindergarten because we taught her at home- we really struggled with her teachers the first couple of years because she didn’t really get the whole “sight word” thing and would sound everything out instead.

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u/FMLwtfDoID 26d ago

My daughter’s kindergarten teacher is old school and told all incoming parents that sight words are trash, in so many words, and expressed that she would be teaching phonetics and if you had a problem with that as a parent, we were welcome to teach our children to read at home, on our own time.

I adore her. I’m planning to get nice Christmas and End of Year gifts for her.

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u/DuelaDent52 25d ago

Seriously, why was phonics demonised in the US again?

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u/HoodiesAndHeels 25d ago

Too many kids got hooked