Sight Reading
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Reading
Asked by K.W. from Cleveland
on August 27, 2010
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My son can read but is very reluctant to when I ask him to sit and read with me. I want to continue to practice with him but don't want him to start disliking it if I ...
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- check into your library. Ours has a program where they bring in a reading dog, kids get an alloted amount of time to read to this sweet service dog, with no judgment ...
- I don't have a website but my son does much better if it's us reading together. I don't if you have tried taking turns. I read a page or two and then he does the same ...
- I am a teacher and a favorite website of mine is www.starfall.com. It is leveled and your son can use it independently after a little practice. I agree not to force it...
Learning to Read : Beginning Readers Recommendations
Asked by D.K. from Cincinnati
on January 11, 2012
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My little guy is learning to read! He knows the alphabet. We have done phonics, word building, and he knows about 60 sight words. We have done the first 6 stories o...
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- It sounds like you are on the right track, and I'm sure your experience helps. I used the Bob Books with my son and they are a good first step. They have two or thre...
- I really prefer usborne over scholastic, for everything from early readers on up. I remember my kids reading all sorts of Usborne books when they started learning to ...
- Go for www.time4learning.com Their language program is fantastic. As for books themselves, just hit the library every week :)
Books for Just Starting to Read
Asked by A.B. from Springfield
on February 12, 2008
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Hi All
My son is 4 (almost 5) and is just beginning to read short, predictable text. I am really excited because, I used to teach first grade / reading. Yay! Anywa...
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- A., I am an Usborne book educational supervisor, and helping people is what I like doing best! Usborne has many books for all ages, including beginning readers. V...
- A., I found myself in a similar situation with my kindergartener recently. I found a TON of the scholastic sight reader sets on Ebay pretty reasonable. Since you hav...
- There are two things I can think of ... you can check out http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html I love this website for free printables for education...
Struggling with Reading
Asked by C.S. from Champaign
on May 24, 2009
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My 1st grader is struggling with reading. We are holding him back this year and will probably homeschool. Any suggestions of programs / books to try? We have tried ...
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- Hi C., I've taught all three of my homeschooled children to read using 'Teach Your Child to Read in 100 easy Lessons' Each has required a different time frame. Having...
- Hi, I'm not sure where you live but my daughter goes to a place called SCORES in Naperville and she totally loves it. It's actually an online program that teaches...
- Have you considered a tutor. I know a wonderful one on the south side of Naperville. She works from her home in the summer. OR Sylvan learning center. Professional...
More Help with Reading
Asked by R.B. from Springfield
on November 6, 2007
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I have a daughter who is 10, and she has trouble reading. She likes to read, she likes books, but she struggles. She does well in every other subject, and is social ...
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- I have a daughter, now 27, that had trouble learning to read in school. We had her tested at the UMKC Reading Institute in Kansas City. Dr. Wheelock was the doctor a...
- Hi R., My son is virtually a non reader also. What is helping for us is to find the book on tape/cd and have him read along to the story. He has done it and was e...
- Thank you for bringing up this subject. My daughter is in Kindergarten this year and is struggling with phonics. Her teacher has noticed this and is setting her up w...
Learning to Read
Asked by E.L. from Kansas City
on June 14, 2010
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Need some suggestions on working with a 6 year and teaching them to read. What are some good starter books? Are there any games? Do flashcards work? Just need some ...
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- Have your tried the BOB books? It's a series that gets progressively harder - introducing new sounds/blends as they progress. You might feel like he's just memorizin...
- Talk to your child's teacher. There are a list of site words (the words you listed are on it) that include 100 words that kids should know. For us they wanted the ki...
- The children in my sons class that needed extra help with reading did razkids. http://www.razkids.com/ My son did not do razkids so I am not sure how it works but al...
HELP With Reading!!
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on November 22, 2008
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My 7yr daughter in 2nd grade is very behind in reading and it is starting to effect all of her schoolwork. She is in daily reading tutoring at school. She can read, b...
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- I taught and one of the things I always told my parents was that early childhood was from 3-8. Meaning a child might read at 4- this doesn't mean they are brilliant a...
- I'm assuming her teacher and you don't suspect any learning disabilities. You didn't mention if she enjoys reading which in my opinion is important. Keep doing what ...
- I would ask if you have sat down with your child and asked her if there was something about reading that she does not like. Then I would find out if there is somethin...
My Son Can't Read
Asked by J.G. from Panama City
on April 4, 2010
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He is six years old. 2 years ago we moved from Florida to Mexico. He is fluent in spanish and english, he goes to a bi lingual school. However, he still cannot read. ...
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- Why is his reading class in spanish???? you can also put signs around your house ex table television and tape on that item. words like blackout break it up in two word...
- "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons". It is a word for word (for you to know what to say and not to say) instruction book, and lessons for YOU to teach your...
- I'm actually amazed to hear that he has to read to enter first grade. When my daughter entered school, first grade was where kids were taught their ABC's and the basic...
Last Good Book You Read?
Asked by L.K. from Boise
on August 17, 2011
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I just finished Save Me by Lisa Scottoline and The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand and enjoyed them but now I'm looking for something else that will keep my attention......
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- The help is excellent...so is the The Hunger Game series(3 books), water for elephants is a great book...hmmm I will try and think of some more. (I swear I read all th...
- The Lion by Nelson DeMille (This was the sequel to The Lion Game which I just downloaded on my kindle today) The Reversal and The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly (l...
- "The Lonely Polygamist" by Brady Udal is OUTSTANDING! It's funny and sad and interesting -and quite different. It's everything a novel should be! Before that I read...
Toy Recommends for 3 Year Old Who Is Starting to Sight Read
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on November 14, 2008
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I'm looking for a great x-mas present for my young 3 year old who is obsessed with letters and is starting to read. Something that will be fun, but encourage reading....
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- Sounds like Tag would be perfect. http://www.leapfrog.com/en/shop/tag_library.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=leap+frog+tag&utm_campaign=Brand&utm_c...
- Not sure if you are looking for books, but there are great "learning to read books" out about Thomas, Diego, Dora...etc. The $100 laptop is available for 2 weeks st...
- We like the basic green Leap Pad (and related Leap Pad Phonics books) for more advanced reading skills. For basic 3-letter word play, we like the magnetic Word Whamme...
