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Summer Reading Programs
Asked by T.J. from Dallas
on April 14, 2011
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Hi,
I am looking for a Summer Reading Program for my son. Hopefully he will be in second grade next Fall; we really need to work on his reading. Can someone pleas...
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- Definitely ask his teacher. In our area a local university does reading classes (held locally) for kids entering most grades.
- Ask you childs teacher! They are the experts and can give you some placea to look into. Libraries usually do a summer program. Visit henryanker.com he has some fun l...
- Try Reading Ranch in Allen. they specialize in reading tutoring. They help all kinds of kids with a variety of abilities. They are on the east side of Allen off of Exc...
What Are Your Kids Reading This Summer?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on July 6, 2011
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My almost 6 year old and 7 year old daughters LOVE reading (YAY!! Bookworms like their mommy!) The almost 6 year old is very competitive with her sister, so they're ju...
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- My son is 9 and reading The Hobbit. So far he is liking it more than Harry Potter which I wouldn't think was possible. Next he will do the Lord of the Rings Trilogy ...
- My 11 year old daughter loved reading the Geronimo Stilton books and Magic Treehouse books, and she enjoyed the American Girl books. She is currently reading the Sist...
- My son loves captain underpants, nate the great, peanuts comics, goosebumps. He doesn't really like nancy drew, hardy boys or boxcar, simply because they have no pictu...
Tag Reading System
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on November 20, 2012
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Does anyone have any experience with the Tag Teading System? I am contemplating getting it for my 6 year old who is struggling with reading for Christmas. Is it worth ...
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- I got my daughter the Tag Junior when she was either 2 or 3 (forget which) and she used to love it. She would take it to daycare and "read" to the ladies when they we...
- I bought my daughter a tag when she turned 3. I got a great deal. She used it a little and has recently discovered it again now that she is reading. I picked my son up...
- My four year old likes it. He has some sight words and is just beginning to start working on reading. I feel like it works on reading comprehension more that teaching ...
Poor Reading Fluency (Slow)
Asked by K.G. from Dallas
on September 18, 2009
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My daughter is in 2nd grade and was tested on the TRPI as being slow/low in the area of reading fluency. She tested at a 42 wpm (words per min.) and the minimum they ...
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- Hi K.! I would love to talk to you more about your daughter and her reading struggles. I work with many kids just like this and often, slow reading is just one of t...
- Does she know all her sight words? If not this can really help her improve her speed. Also read to her as much as you can and have her read to you as much as she can...
- Best things for fluency Have her read books that are below her reading level so that she does not have to struggle over words she doesn't know. (as she improves use h...
Kids, Their Activities, and Doing It All...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on April 12, 2011
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I'm feeling pretty guilty right now... and lazy. My 7 year old daughter plays soccer, and I HATE having to take her to practices and games... I think if I had a little...
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- I am so spoiled when it comes to practice and games! Our coaches and moms rock! They are so fun and have become almost like family. All of our girls get along gre...
- Oh R., I feeeeeel your pain. My oldest is 12, and has been in sports since he was in kindergarten. I have two more, who have also been in sports/activities. There ar...
- Hi R., first of all, you shouldn't feel guilty -- what you are feeling is normal. Having been there and also being a WAHM -- a couple of tips that might help. 1.) ma...
Reading Comprehension for 1St Grader
Asked by D.G. from New York
on February 27, 2007
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My teacher just informed me that my 6-yr old son who is in 1st grade is having problems with reading comprehension. He reads the sentences in the story but has a hard...
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- Hi, Have you tried getting your youngster picture books? This way when he reads he can look at the pictures then after you can ask him other questions about the story?
- Hi D. G, Yes I've went through this with my daughter. I just wish his school offerd it for free. My daughters school had what they called the "After School Program"....
- Hi D., I was a first grade teacher prior to becoming a mom. Alot of children at this age have some difficulty comprehending what they are reading. Some of the mom...
Teachers... How Is Your School Teaching Reading??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on January 25, 2012
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My daughter is in kindergarten.. and I have to say I am very unimpressed with the curriculum. When we went for meet the teacher night.. I had one question.. "how do y...
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- I'm not familiar with DISTAR, but our local school district uses Houghton Mifflin's reading program. It's phonics based, not whole word. We moved here when my second ...
- Kindergarten isn't really for teaching reading. Your expectations are a bit high. They learn letter sounds and sight words. They might be able to recognize a word he...
- We use teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons. And we also have used something called Phonics Museum by Veritas Press. I believe the phonics method of teaching r...
Activities
Asked by G.R. from Dallas
on September 6, 2007
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does anyone know a web site where can i find and print activities for my 4 y/o?
thank you in advance
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- Check out www.starfall.com -- a lot of that is online, but there are printables for kids to practice writing, spelling, reading, etc. Also, www.letteroftheweek.com ha...
- PBS Kids, WorksheetFactory.com, also--you can look on any teacher's websites and some of them will have links to other sites or cool ideas for you to do at home. Oh, ...
- mrsalphabet.com or kinderkorner.com are great :) M. www.workathomeunited.com/texas to request info.
Summer Reading Program
Asked by D.M. from Atlanta
on July 7, 2009
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HI Moms!
I have an 8 year old son who is frustrated with having to Read his summer reading books. He has read 1 out of 3. I don't blame him for having to read a boo...
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- Sounds like your 8 year old has your number. He should read in the morning after breakfast. BEFORE he plays, watches tv, or anything else. Tell him if he wants to p...
- I am sorry this is late...I am on vacation and am just catching up. I do not understand why an eight year old child needs to read ANYTHING over the summer that he doe...
- It sounds to me like you already know the answer, but you're looking to see if other people think the same way you do. A number of distinguished authors on the subjec...
Early Reading- Possible down Side?
Asked by I.X. from Los Angeles
on May 14, 2012
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So I've been working on early reading with my 4 year old (we are doing "teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons". We are about 20 lessons in. She really dislike...
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- ROFL... My son was fluently reading at age 3 (accidentally, I didn't try to teach him, I just needed an hour break when he quit taking naps at age 2, and he fell in lo...
- My son could read at 3 - I never saw a downside, he could entertain himself with books and he can spell like no other child I know. But he wanted to learn to read, he ...
- All three of my kids were reading by age 4 so we started homeschooling them then (not waiting for age 5 or 6 since they are winter babies). My kids LOVE to read! My da...
