My son is 7yr , but still has trouble reading , I've tryed everything need help.?
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A LOT of kids do not read independently at age 7. The national standard is to get kids to be able to read by third grade, which is to say by about age 9 or 10. Seven is not early, certainly, but it is not by itself reason to worry. Reading is a developmental skill, which is just a big word meaning that kids have to be ready internally in order to read, and until they are, no amount of help is going to overcome their brain's need for development.
Of course, if you can see a particular problem with his eyes, or his ability to form letters, or something else, then you should consider having him tested, either by the school or privately. But if everything seems okay and the boy is just not reading, then relax for a while. He is probably just not ready.
Meanwhile, make sure he has plenty of beginning reader materials available. One book, well, set of books that works wonders with some kids are the "Bob Books." These are extremely simple and very short books, with cute pictures and a clever way of introducing reading skills. Each book requires only a few sounds, but because of that, they give the child a sense of accomplishment in being quickly able to read them by himself. They come in graduated sets of 8 or 10 pamphlet-sized books packaged together in a box. Look for them in large bookstores or at Amazon. They are amazing.
And, of course, don't forget to spend plenty of time reading to your son. If he gets involved in stories, he will want to pursue them himself, and that will make him even more eager to read.
Good luck!!
Has he been checked for dyslexia? This requires a specialist.
Have you had him tested for dyslexia? .it could be this or maybe he just doesn't really want to...My son didn't want to read but loved being read to...Because my husband worked many hours and would get home late...he used this time to bond with him...read to him every night...up until he was 12...they were in the middle of an exciting story...my husband had to be gone really late for a few nights and couldn't read to him...he didn't want to wait...so he picked the book up and has been an avid reader ever since...just be patient (boys tend to bloom later in the reading department)...and never stop reading to him.
GO TO HIS SCHOOL AND SEE IF THEY HAVE A PROGRAM THAT COULD HELP HIM WITH HIS READING. HE WILL GET BETTER AS HE GETS OLDER.
I hate to say this, but it sounds like you may have started him out reading too late. However, it is NEVER too late to learn to read. There are learning centers around (Huntington Learning Centers, Sylvan Learning Centers) the US. Also, you might want to discuss it with his teacher and staff @ his school to try and find him some help and/or tutoring. He may be dyslexic and that can cause major problems on a child's self esteem. Don't give up on him and encourage him to do it.
-EA
Have you talked to his teachers? Do they have suggestions how to help him?
Spend about 15-20 minutes each day reading with him. You read one paragraph/page and he reads the next.
Talk to the teacher about "reading recovery" and see if there is someone who can work with him more at school.
Play rhyming games with him. Work on "word families" such as the "at" words (cat, hat, bat, sat, mat). Work on Dolch site words. Teach him to "chunk" words into parts and recognize sections of bigger words that he already knows. ("If you can read AT then you can read COMBAT" for example.)
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Look for the Leap Frog series of DVD's that help teach reading skills.
before you do anything take him to a good eye doctor, make sure that his vision is ok, all of your efforts will be in vain if the kid cant see the work to start with, he probably doesnt know how to express what he doesnt know about. good luck
He might need extra help. My daughter was the same at 7 but the school offered extra help and once she "graduated" from that class, she was reading above grade level.
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Some kids take longer to read, and any kind of pressure is going to create self-loathing and dislike of reading. Provide an environment that promotes reading, and don't give him a hard time.
I'd follow the other suggestions on the board, get his eyes checked, talk to his teacher. Get him things he'd *like* to read, not the boring stuff that you think will educate him. At this point a love of reading is more important than anything else. Try the Captain Underpants, joke books, whatever seems to be something he'd enjoy.
Be sure to spend time reading yourself, so he has a model that reading is something people do for leisure and fun. I never understand parents who don't read a lick and then wonder why their kids won't read either.
You should still be reading to him as well, I still read with my nearly 12 year old. It's stuff like Douglas Adams and Heinlein, instead of Junie B Jones like with my seven year old, but we still read together.
Are you expecting too much of him for his age? Have you checked to see if he has dyslexia? How is he doing compared to other children his age? What does his teacher think? Maybe he just needs some time.
Does his school use Accelerated Reader? Do they have an intervention program? Most schools start intervention later, so you will need to push.
Find out what he is interested in, even if it is comic books. Let him read anything that is age appropriate. Let him help you cook and try to help you read recipes if he likes that kind of thing. Do you read a lot? Kids who have parents who are avid readers tend to read more themselves.
Also try reading to him. It is my belief that no one is ever to old to have a book read to them. Do a chapter a night of something he's interested in. A few favorites of mine at that age, which a teacher read to us as a class were "A Shark in the Window" by Keo Felker Lazarus and "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster.
Is the problem reading? You sure it isn't just speech? when i was about his age, they thought I wasn't reading right, but in reality I wasn't talking right! I went to a speech therapist and it really helped. That was a while ago, but I will actually be a English teacher in about a year. Best of luck.
I agree with those who say to have him tested for dyslexia. It's more common than you think and usually people who have it are very bright, they just have trouble reading. I read a lot and have always taken my kids to the library. At 7, you son is not too old for you to read to him. Have him read to you, but also read with him, this will develop a love of reading and improve his vocabulary. If he likes to play video games, I'd say limit the games, but also try to find games that will have reading in them. Role playing games like Zelda or Harvest Moon have the characters talking to other characters and there is reading involved.
Talk to his teacher first and hear her impressions about what she's seeing in school. My 7 yr old daughter has also had trouble learning to read. She's a bright, intelligent, athletic girl who loves math and science but reading just didn't appeal to her. What we've discovered this year as her teachers and I have worked together is that she's having a hard time focusing at school and frequently loses focus or interest before getting through an entire reading passage. We are now dealing with her attention issues (not with drugs but rather with diet, exercise and at least 10 hrs of sleep a night) and see a difference already. There are a lot of issues that can cause learning struggles for kids besides dyslexia or other learning disabilities.
I would definatley ask his teacher to maybe work with him some more. Maybe put him in some special reading classes. Also hooked On Phonics is great too for kids. my son is 6 and we used that, and It worked. You can also work with him. Go to the book store and get level 1, beginner readers and help him sound out words and letter combinations, such as er, as, ing. read with him at night, and have him read to you as well. Confidence will help him succeed. Good luck.
Hooked on Phonics and The Phonics Game are incredibly popular and useful.I've heard many success stories from these two programs. They're things you can do in your own house and whenever you want. I don't know much about the Phonics Game, but someone I know used Hooked on Phonics and it worked well for her daughter.
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