Thursday, June 07, 2007

Reading Problems - What to Do

I have committed to homeschooling
my 8yr old son. I feel he needs
more one-on-one help.

Would you recommend this with a
child who is struggling with
reading? I feel that the school
my son has attended for the past
3 years has failed to help my
son. This last year I have
watched his enthusiasm to
learn turn into tears.

Please help our awesome son
before he looses his self-esteem.

Answer
First and foremost, make reading
more fun

We recommend parents take over
more of the reading load as
you try and re-ignite the love
for learning

Choose high interest books
from your child's perspective

Books on Tape also help

Then find out how your son
learns best

If he is a hands-on learner,
you want to consider a program
that focuses on sight word
vocabulary and pattern
recognition

You also want to check for
vision related challenges
-- often students skip words
or lines when reading or
their eyes tire

Then shift the reading
over to them gradually
- Start reading 4 out
of 5 pages yourself

- Then 3 out of 5 after
3 weeks

- After 12 weeks they
should have it all

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benefited from our
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best and whether or not there
are related vision issues

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