How can I teach my son to read?

Question

My son was very delayed in speach and has only been understood most of the time in the last 6 months. He's in grade 1 and they want him to read and expect him to comunicate clearly( both areas he got a D). He's failing math but english now is a big part of math so that's expected. They are putting him on a IEP Help!

Answer 1

IEP Good! Some parents have to beg for an IEP!

Read to him a lot. Storytime should be happy and cozy.

Read Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz. Buy it from Amazon, It is the best book ever written about reading trouble.

Go to www.interdys.org and read the old stuff on the bulletin board. You are not the first person to have this trouble.

Get involved in your kid's school. I hope it is a good one, if it isn't you should try homeschooling.

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Answer 2

I don't have kids but if I did I would be using good old PHONICS.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonics

and I would not be spending a fortune on a program or a course....

Answer 3

I'm not sure why you need help? Having an IEP means that he will get specialized help in these areas.

If you want to email me for help write -

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Answer 4

the first thing he needs to know to begin to read are the sounds of the letters. be careful that you dont add an uu sound to the end of the letters. for example letter b has just the b sound not bu. after he knows all the sound of the letters. you should start segmenting and blending letters. basically its just syllables. you can look up the two on line for a more precise definition. it takes time, be consistant and praise alot. good luck

Answer 5

They are helping him as much as possiable and I have to suggest that reading to him could help because I have had the same commets about my son and that is what other people have told me about his speech and they have told me.

Answer 6

He should be on an IEP, that's help, not punishment.  

Do you have PBS Kids where you live (it's either a separate PBS channel or a time of day when PBS shows kids' educational TV)?  Some of the programs are very good for kids your son's age.  You could record them whenever they're on and have him watch the tape (with you would be nice!).  Programs like Sesame Street and others have lots of prompts for speech repetition, and fun ways of learning sounds and letters in context.

Best of luck to you and your son!

Answer 7

This problem can be solved but it will take some time. There are several things you can do to help your son. Here's a list.

1. As a mother, you should read with him every night or everytime you get the chance. If he stumbles on a word, teach him how to sound it out. Encourage and influence him. Tell him good job and cheer for him everytime is gets the word right.

2. Take him to the bookstore at the kids section. See if there's any books he likes and read it there with him or if he really likes it then buy it. Make reading fun for him. Don't make it a huge challenge for him but don't make it sound like he doesnt have to learn how to read or he'll soon get lazy.

3. This is only a suggestion: Gather some of his friends together at your house and have them get into a "reader's circle". It's when all the kids go in a circle and you read to them. Ask them questions along the way and show them the pictures. Ask them opinions on what's goign to happen next so they can enjoy it. Also, include snacks.

You may find more advice on google search or something but these are the best ones I could think off the top of my head. My mom used these techiques on how to help me read when I was younger and now I have an A in english class. Good luck!

Answer 8

Be thankful they're giving him an IEP.  So many kids are denied it at first and it slows down progress.

Start him on really easy readers way below his level.  Let him learn with those.  When he feels confident, go to the next.

If you're willing to invest some money, go through Abeka.  It's online.  Go to their K4 readers, and then progress up.

It doesn't matter if it takes him a year or two to read.  Once he's actually doing it, he'll be fine.  Thing is getting him there!

Answer 9

Depending on where you live... have you tried kumon? Or there's a great place for that called Eaton Arrowsmith School... Check them out: www.eatonarrowsmithschool.com

Answer 10

The Shaywitz book is not the best book ever written about reading trouble.  Dr. Shaywitz is a pediatrician, not a reading specialist, but she does understand that dyslexia isn't a neurological problem and it can be overcome.  She offers people hope that children can learn to read with the right instruction.  

Your son's speech delays mean he has not been tuned into reproducing sounds orally so it will be difficult for him also to identify all the individual sounds embedded in words.  He needs phonemic awareness training, which is mostly an oral activity.  Make sure he also recognizes all the letters of the alphabet.  Reading to him will improve his vocabulary.  It will help him tune into story structure and develop good listening comprehension, especially if you talk about the stories you read to him.  

He really needs systematic phonics instruction ASAP because the longer the delay in learning to read, the more difficult it becomes to catch up.  

Here is a good website for helping your child learn to read.  It is full of ideas for teachers and helpful hints for parents.

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education...

Answer 11

The best way to teach him to read is by reading to him on a regular basis.