My 4 year-old did the same thing! I have noticed, though, that while his sight word vocabulary is amazing (He read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tonight), his phonics skills leave something to be desired. He tends to guess at words he doesn’t know, instead of stopping to sound them out. So we’re taking a step back and working through some systematic phonics with the Alpha Phonics book. Even though he seems to be a resounding recommendation for unschooling, I’m still convinced that a thorough grasp of phonics will serve our kids in the future, so we’re going to keep plugging along at it. In the meantime, I’m filling the house with good literature (at all reading levels) and letting him read anything he wants. When we read together, I challenge him to sound out unfamiliar words instead of guessing, then make a big deal about it when he succeeds. I also don’t feel any pressure to do any activity that’s way below his skill level… even if his “grade level” recommends it.

Thanks for sharing this resource! I’ll definitely be using this with my daughter!!
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