[blparent] reading tips with child struggling in reading

[dawn stumpner]

Hi, Nicole
     I agree with the person that said to try some books more at 
his level.  If you can read braille, maybe get a few twin vision 
books, or there are books with the print and braille almost 
aligned, but I like the twin-vision ones because they have the 
pictures kids like.  The reason I suggested getting the book in a 
format you can read too is that sometimes in the beginning when I 
worked with my kids who struggled with reading, they were just 
overwhelmed by how "long" the book was we were going to read.  
The book wasn't long, it was just a book like the arthur books, 
etc., but they would sometimes get hung up on how many pages 
there were.  At the beginning, I would let them read one page, 
and I would read 1-2, and as their speed and tolerance for 
reading grew, I had them read 2 to my one, until I finally let 
them read all of it.  You might even consider starting at 
something just below his level to build his confidence, and when 
he sees he can do it, go to his level.  But don't move up to the 
next level the first day he seems to get it because the 
frustration can quickly return.  It'll seem like things aren't 
working and he's frustrated, but just say calm, always calm, and 
all of a sudden, he'll get it! When he gets his level up enough 
that he's reading more on his own, my sons really enjoyed those 
choose-your-own-adventure books where it tells you to go to one 
page if you want the characters to do one thing, and go to 
another if you choose another action.  It really kept their 
interest around that age.  Good luck! He'll get there!