Help. My dd is starting school in September and can't read!

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my dd is due to start school this September. It seems to me that practically every other child who is going to be in her year can already read a little bit and i spoke to one mum who said her ds can do things like take 4 from 10 mentally. I am starting to panic that i need to hothouse my dd. HELP!!!!!!!!!!

I think it's mad that they even start school at such a young age, let alone have reading forced upon them if they don't want it. I do think some children want to read, though, and if they do, then one ought to give them the help when they begin to ask this.