In 1974, I went to 1st grade, I could read and count from 4-5 years old. He could not write. In our class no one was able to write, everyone learned from scratch. To read and to count, some were able.
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I agree here. Writing is more difficult, the letters are curved, teachers are encouraged to put assessments based on the criteria of clean writing and only then spelling. Only in the 4th grade and it was easier when the score for the score stopped decreasing.

Is it just about reading at first? Translations and cutting lines are a matter of technology, it is really secondary, while the ability to grasp the meaning (reading) is key.

My grandmother was walking with me - she was drawing large letters with a stick on the snow - and this is what? The grandmother was an intuitive teacher from God, a peasant of Tverska, in the very three classes of the church and parish, but I, my beloved granddaughter, was unwillingly pushed. Thank you Grandma!