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A bit of a sensational title, I would say that Learning to Read as early as possible, then reading well above age level, would be a greater "Educational Life Ha

A bit of a sensational title, I would say that Learning to Read as early as possible, then reading well above age level, would be a greater "Educational Life Hack".

alephnerd 2y ago
They're both outcomes of the same action - parental interest in education. Success in early learning is heavily correlated to how invested your parents are in their kid's education. It's not a money thing (as plenty of us 1.5 gen Asian American kids can attest to)
supertofu 2y ago
Most unfortunately, not every child will even have access to this unarguably beneficial life hack. I learned to read early because my immigrant mom read to me in her non-native language every single night, and that's because she came from a culture that lauds education. I wish every child was lucky enough to have a parent like this, but so many kids only get their first exposure to education in public school.
bee_rider 2y ago
Learning to read as an educational lifehack suffers from a couple issues with the target audience.
CrazyStat 2y ago
The author works at a math education company, so the focus on math is understandable.
yonaguska 2y ago
My superpower is that I learned to read at a very young age. It allowed me to find some modicum of success despite a lifetime of undiagnosed adhd. If I hadn't learned how to read early, and thus learned how to read fast- I doubt I would have ever gotten to a point of enjoying reading.
dh2022 2y ago
But doesn't this reading ability plateau quickly? My 13 years old son reads pretty much as well as I do. I am working with him on SAT tests and there are some things he can improve. But not that much. As opposed to Math - which keeps going and going well beyond college....
- saagarjha 2y ago
  This is generally because it stops being “reading” and starts becoming “literary analysis” which goes very deep.

A bit of a sensational title, I would say that Learning to Read as early as possible, then reading well above age level, would be a greater "Educational Life Hack".

alephnerd 2y ago

They're both outcomes of the same action - parental interest in education. Success in early learning is heavily correlated to how invested your parents are in their kid's education. It's not a money thing (as plenty of us 1.5 gen Asian American kids can attest to)

supertofu 2y ago

Most unfortunately, not every child will even have access to this unarguably beneficial life hack. I learned to read early because my immigrant mom read to me in her non-native language every single night, and that's because she came from a culture that lauds education. I wish every child was lucky enough to have a parent like this, but so many kids only get their first exposure to education in public school.

bee_rider 2y ago

Learning to read as an educational lifehack suffers from a couple issues with the target audience.

CrazyStat 2y ago

The author works at a math education company, so the focus on math is understandable.

yonaguska 2y ago

My superpower is that I learned to read at a very young age. It allowed me to find some modicum of success despite a lifetime of undiagnosed adhd. If I hadn't learned how to read early, and thus learned how to read fast- I doubt I would have ever gotten to a point of enjoying reading.

dh2022 2y ago

But doesn't this reading ability plateau quickly? My 13 years old son reads pretty much as well as I do. I am working with him on SAT tests and there are some things he can improve. But not that much. As opposed to Math - which keeps going and going well beyond college....

saagarjha 2y ago
This is generally because it stops being “reading” and starts becoming “literary analysis” which goes very deep.