MY CHILD IS IN THE 1ST GRADE BUT CAN NOT READ. I HAVE TRIED TO HELP BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP AT ALL.
2007-01-03 01:30:15 · 15 answers · asked by Heaven 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
What does his teacher say? Does she have any suggestions for what you can do at home to help him?
Do they have a "reading recovery" program at his school so that he can get some extra help?
Read to him. Spend at least 15-20 minutes each day reading to him/with him. You read a sentence or a paragraph and then he reads one. Many Dr. Suess books are great for beginning readers. (Especially "Hop on Pop" with all the rhyming and word families in it.) The old "Dick & Jane" books are also great.
Take him to the library to pick out books. Participate in library story times or reading programs.
Does he know his letters? Does he have a grasp of basic phonics? The Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD is GREAT for teaching letters and sounds. They also have some other DVDs that help teach sounding out words and some basic literacy skills.
Work on "word families" with him. Like the "at" family (cat, hat, bat, sat, mat, rat, etc.)
Then work on "chunking" words in what he is reading. If he can read "at" he can figure out bigger words like "combat" by breaking them into chunks and figuring out parts of the word he already knows. Ask him if he sees a "chunk" in the bigger words that he already knows.
Work on the Dolch site words with him. These are some very common words that occur frequently in reading materials. Make flash cards and put up a "word wall" in your home like they most likely have at school.
Play rhyming games with him. You say "cat" and he comes up with a rhyming word. Great game in the car or while waiting in line somewhere.
When at the store, have him look for a certain letter on things while you are there. "Mommy starts with M. How many M's can you find today?"
Get the "Bob Books" series and work through those books with him at home. Each book adds a couple of new letter sounds. The stories are short, cute and simple so that the child can build confidence.
Has his vision ever been tested? You might consider a vision screening if he hasn't been checked since starting school.
2007-01-03 01:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are some good computer programs that help. For under $20 you can have your child playing games and learning. There is also a website that you can go to and print out sight words http://www.fcboe.org/schoolhp/shes/sight_words.htm it will help. Put these on 3 1/2 by 5 index cards and use them as flash cards. Request an IEP (Individual educational plan) metting at school. Ask them to test your child for the normal educational problems. Also take him to you physician and have his hearing and sight checked. There maybe nothing wrong with him. He may just be bored at school. Make his learing fun and that may make the differance.
2007-01-03 20:38:28 · answer #2 · answered by goldenhillsgifts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Push the school to have him tested for dyslexia. By 1st grade even a slow reader should be able to read a little. If he really can't read *at all* there is a deeper problem.
2007-01-03 09:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by tabithap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son went to an after school program through the school where he had extra hands on attetion from a teacher plus he was in a special reading class at the school.
You need to talk to your sons teacher and principal to discuss what the next step should be. my son is now in 3rd grade and still goes to his special class-it's called title 1- but he's reading all the time and has the most AR points in his class!
2007-01-03 18:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by pitas4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the teacher concerned? Maybe you should have him evaluated for a learning disability. Some kids take longer, but at 7 I would think he should be picking up the basics at least. Dyslexia could cause problems, along with poor eyesight.
If it were my kid I would dive deeper into the "whys" and look into getting him further help.
2007-01-03 09:35:02 · answer #5 · answered by zinntwinnies 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get him some help. How did he get to 1st grade without knowing how to read?
2007-01-03 10:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Work with his teachers. And, set a good example. Read yourself, read to him. Find things that interest him. My son hates to read, but he loves to look at books about dinosaurs, shipwrecks and science. You have to find out what your child likes, and is interested in. My daughter likes stories about princesses and barbies. There are great kids tv shows that have books. Find your childs favorite characters. But, you have to set a good example. And, talk with the teachers and school. There have a vested interest in your childs academic capabilities.
2007-01-03 09:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by thelaundryfairy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get some pre-school books and sit down with him to read.
Did you try or did you yell? Be patient and make it fun. Buy a leap pad and help him use it daily for at least 30 minutes per day.
2007-01-03 09:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact the school and even your doctor. The school truly may not know there is a problem. There could be any reason he doesn't read...eyesight?...dyslexic? Many reasons. The school should have something that can be done and many tests to track down the reason.
2007-01-03 09:36:56 · answer #9 · answered by spider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wondering why 1st grade teacher hasn't picked up on this and put him in a program - talk to school about it
2007-01-03 13:30:53 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋