Some children seem to just know how to read, but the majority of students will need explicit instruction.
“It’s crazy, but a lot of elementary schools teachers don’t actually know how to teach kids to read. Some have been taught that it is their job to express enthusiasm for reading but don’t really know how to impart the nuts and bolts of it. A teacher like that may be fine for your child. In fact, about 25 percent of children seem to learn to read almost by osmosis, but about 75 percent need some sort of instruction. About a quarter of those kids will need systematic, explicit instruction to learn to read or they will struggle.”