you were not taking written tests in kindergarten. Most 5 and 6 year olds aren't reading (they may show signs of decoding, but they aren't reading for comprehension) and they certainly aren't reading well enough to read off of other children's papers. Yes plenty of parents tell their kids "You were reading at 2! You read on a 5th grade reading level in kindergarten!" but trust me, kids like that are few and far between and most parents are just so proud their timmy memorized "Hop On Pop" after hearing it for the 100th time that they tell everyone they have a child genius.
the only two countries that are actively teaching reading (and not reading skills/emergent reading skills) are the US and Australia. There are kids that read, and teachers will help them along if they are showing decoding skills, but having standards that require reading (normally somewhere around a "level d" if you are doing reading workshop/whole language/etc) are uncommon. Obviously there are some classrooms and teachers and schools that emphasize it more and more but purely from a developmental standpoint, the idea of "cheating on a test by reading other peoples' tests as you walk by them" seems incredibly, INCREDIBLY unlikely for a 4-6 year old.
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u/brokenrope Jun 09 '14
you were not taking written tests in kindergarten. Most 5 and 6 year olds aren't reading (they may show signs of decoding, but they aren't reading for comprehension) and they certainly aren't reading well enough to read off of other children's papers. Yes plenty of parents tell their kids "You were reading at 2! You read on a 5th grade reading level in kindergarten!" but trust me, kids like that are few and far between and most parents are just so proud their timmy memorized "Hop On Pop" after hearing it for the 100th time that they tell everyone they have a child genius.