So much is made of delaying reading instruction until after early childhood, that many parents wonder if it's okay to follow their child’s interests and begin reading instruction. Other parents wonder if they should push their child, even when they are not demonstrating any interest at age 7 or 8. I have lots of thoughts about it and am here to help sort it out.

This episode is being brought to you by my free workshop, the 3 Classroom Management Strategies every Waldorf Teacher Needs to Know, which goes live on the same day as this episode.

I’m really excited to offer this workshop because I think it is something that isn’t talked about enough in our training courses and it is exactly what Waldorf teachers need to be thinking about right now.

Just head over to www.awaldorfjourney.com/strategies to sign up for the workshop.

Also, registration opens soon for my new course, The Practical Art of the Waldorf Classroom. In this course we’ll talk about some big topics that should be on your mind during the school year. 

• Rhythms and Routines
• Classroom management
• Imagination in the classroom
• Working with parents
• Working with students

The course begins October 6 and you can get more information by going to www.awaldorfjourney.com/practicalart.

Resources from this episode:

https://www.readingrockets.org/article/helping-your-child-become-reader

Other posts about language arts:

• Planning Your Language Arts Classes
• My 2nd grade language arts block curriculum guide
• 2nd Grade Language Arts Classes