My brother is mentally slow! and he is 13 years old! wat can i do to help him do better?

Question

he is illiterate and he is 13 years old, and i feel ashamed of the fact that he doesnt struggle to do his best, he is kinda lazy, but yea and i cannot afford tutors or non of that education program b'cuz it cost way too much. wat can i do?

Answer 1

Put on the subtitles when you watch TV. He'll catch some of the text while watching it. It'll be more likely that he'll pick it up, since he's doing something he likes (I'm assuming).

Answer 2

Okay I doubt he has a mental issue or disorder because the teacher would of informed you a long time ago. Now what you can do is get him into sports, and step by step help him. Don't rush into it.

Answer 3

my older brother has mild autism...yeah i was really ashamed of it..now I'm older and have learnt i realize its not his fault...its not any ones fault..

the best thing you can do it try and help him understand things and help him with homework and stuff

Answer 4

Well don't be ashamed of him. Try to understand that that is the way he is. Probably he could have Muscular Dystrophy or something like that. And that could be for both mentally and on the muscles.. Just let him be himself don't stress him out he could feel under pressure and do something stupid because he is going to feel ashamed of himself...

Answer 5

First of all: I think it's great that you want to help your brother. The best learners always have supportive families. Great job! :)

Even though reading/literacy can be hard to get a handle on at first, it is really fun when you get someone like your brother into it. I just finished working in a school as a full-time literacy tutor, so I can give you some ideas of the kinds of things we use with our students. Most of this is geared toward K-5th grade; however, you can share this information with your parents and work together to use these basic plans and come up with some fun family-related activities to promote reading as a family in your house. If your whole family reads and shows your brother that reading is important, this usually helps students learn. If everyone in your house watches tv or sits at the computer, then he can't "see" how reading is important (even if he "reads" the computer screen!). Also, getting him to do things like write down grocery lists for things he wants at the store or write letters to family members, etc., helps him learn the basics (which will help him later in life). Literacy doesn't always have to be about a book. (Check out the links below to see more ideas.)

One last thing you might consider is talking to his teachers about him helping "tutor" other kids. When I work with middle school aged students who are slower than their peers, I try to have them work with elementary-aged kids. Then, they feel like they are helping another student learn, and they begin to feel really proud of their reading/writing. Who knows, your brother may get excited about helping another little boy and want to learn more on his own.