Ultra,
I agree that it is ridiculous to expect a 2yo teacher to teach a child to read. I have a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and have realistic (mostly) expectations. Last year's teacher was just oblivious to dd4's abilities. In November, 4 months into the year, she sent a note about how excited she was that dd4 knew what letter her name started with. I was beyond angry, not that they weren't teaching her anything, but that they hadn't even noticed. She could write her full name by that point, knew all letters and sounds, and was questioning concepts like digraphs. Had the teacher ever even had a conversation with my kid? I tried to give her some ideas for differentiation, but they fell on deaf ears. Also, it was in an expensive private school. So much for getting what you pay for. Guess I took that as a sign of things to come i future years.
As for reading, I will continue to let her lead. Bless her heart, at least dolphins are interesting. It could be worse. LOL
