Hi, How can I help a 6 year old to improve English reading. He is very struggling at the moment.?

Answer 1

It depends on what part of the reading he is struggling with. Does he know his letters? Does he know the sounds the letters make? If he knows these things, then you can help by showing him how to sound out the words. If not, you need to go over letter/sound recognition first. The other thing is, he is only 6, and my son is 6 and I do not expect him to know how to read novels right now, he does 'sight words', common words that he can pick out when he is reading. Our kids do word walls, which are rows of common sight words, and they learn and memorize them. He also sounds out letters of words to try and get them if he does not recognize them.
Hope this helps. If not, you may need to have some evaluations done to find out why he is struggling

Answer 2

I have the same issue with my 6.5 year old son. He is not too far behind where he should be, but he does need more work.
So far I've met with his Kindergarten teacher to go over his strengths and weakness. They should be the best to know where he stands. See if they have any suggestions for extra learning activities at home. I had one reading consultant create games that I can play with him that include site words and he seems to latch on to new words well this way.
Once you know where your child stands you can buy him books that are geared to their level of reading. My sons teacher recommenced a series of books by a company called ETS/Cuiseniare. The series is called sunsprouts. I have a link below you can check out. These books are meant for teaching kids in public schools at the Kindergarten and Elementary school level. There are not very many words on a page and there is a lot of repetition which is good for this age. The trick is to find where your child fits into the different reading levels. I specifically bought the Add-on set for his level which is 20 small books of different subject. Every level has this type of set. These are not cheap but my son seems to like them.
Lastly get a reading tutor based on your knowledge of what your child needs and input from his teacher. This is the last thing I plan to do this summer to get my son ready for 1st grade. Your child may be more advanced so you need to decide what the best course of action is. I've learned one thing about elementary school and that is you may think the system will take care of your child but in fact he or she requires a lot of support from the parents. Good luck

Answer 3

There are different problems people have with reading. One is word recognition the other is usage or context. Judging by your question, I assume that English is a second language for you. (very struggling is incorrect usage) That could be part of the problem. If the English a young child hears is not correct it makes learning to read and understand grammar a bit more difficult.

To address the question of word recognition, for my sons, I made up small cards and labeled everything in the house. So when they looked at a chair they saw the word "CHAIR" when they looked at a window they saw the word "WINDOW". This helps quite a bit with word recognition.

As a parent, you should keep working on your own English usage to make sure that your child always hears everything phrased correctly. It makes it much easier to reconcile what he learns in school with what he hears at home.

Finally, there is a product called "Hooked on Phonics" available that is an excellent reading aid.

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Answer 4

There really are a lot of ways that you can help him, but they are all based on the same concept, time and effort. Take a look on the web for worksheets and stories he will like, also look for workbooks on your local supermarket and bookshops. Talk to his teacher to see if they think he has a specific problem and work on the area they recomend. I think the most important thing is to make it fun and active. There is nothing kids (or most kids) hate more than sitting at a desk reading something that doesn't interest them.

Answer 5

With a 6 year old, the main thing is to make the learning fun. Focus on what interests him, not you, and keep ot simple at first to build his confidence. Praise sucess. Don't do any one activity for too long. It must be in bite sized chunks. Whatever you do, don't turn it into a chore for him.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

What I would do is find out what he is interested in. Find a book that he really likes, and help him read it. If he really likes the book, most kids will just keep on reading it, so if that is the case, his reading should improve in no time.

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Answer 9

Try and read with him every night, even if its only a page or two. Be patient. Use books with subjects that he finds interesting e.g. If there is a movie that he like, buy/borrow the equivalent book...It takes some kids a while to catch-up, but he will get there eventually...patience and perserverance! : )

Answer 10

Make it fun! Get one of those Leap Pad systems and let him practice alone without any criticism from anyone else. Hooked on Phonics or a Phonics system can help him as well. Also, sound out things when you guys are just talking. " Hey, see that truck over there. Tttrrrucckk....How do you think we spell it? TTTT...T. Rrrr.... R.." and so on. The more of a pattern you make it the better it will be.