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Getting a Child to Focus
Reading involves comprehension, and remembering everything you read, tough when you have a hard time concentrating. Today, some teachers allow kids to chew ...
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- D., Get her a complete eye exam. My son is also smart, but has a hard time keeping up with the reading. His eye doctor said his eyes tend to wander and prescribed eye...
- My son was having trouble focusing and his teacher recommended using the Brain Gym exercises. You can go to their website to learn more about it. http://www.braingym.org/
- Hi D. I have taught second grade for the past 3 years and have a lot of experience with seven year olds. I am concerned that there are so many posts here about ADD...
Kids and Reading
I have found as my kids have gotten older that by 4th grade everyone can read just fine, but reading comprehension is a different story. ...
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- My kids were not reading in kindergarten, it kicked in much later and both are very academic now. I know kids who could read at age 3 and 4, it really varies developm...
- K.- Our twins started reading at 4, phonics at 3. It was probably not the norm. They were at a Montessori pre-school starting at 2 years old. I used a dvd at ho...
- Dont worry about it! Just read with your children as often and as much as you can. Something I did with my son was to read and point to the words as I read them, s...
Book
I am reading the Tolle book and would like to talk about that it's about" ... Looking for Help for 3Rd Grader Reading Comprehension ...
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- Which Tolle book? I'm looking on Amazon and see so many! Is there a list of reading somewhere? (later) oh! I found it but it has the class starting too late for...
- I am reading the book and would be very interested in participating in a group discussion outside of the internet class. I am also reading his first book, The Power of...
- i will definitely be logging on tonight for the class. let me know if any of you guys are going to be talking tomorrow. i'm almost done with the book and just printed...
I Need Help Teaching My 7 Year Old How to Read.
I also subscribe to EdHelper ... which helps us with reading comprehension now that my daughter can read. I also use a program called Sequential Spelling ...
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- I feel your struggle. This may help. Check out this book: 'Reading Feflex' by Carmen McGunness & Geoffrey McGuinnes. Here is their website: http://www.readamerica.net/...
- I am a reading specialist. Unfortunately, with most phonics programs this is the case. The child is only able to read the controlled words taught through the program...
- Does your daughter recognize her letters independently? In random order. She may be memorizing or even rhyming her words with the books you are using. Try using a k...
Question on Testing for Dyslexia
Aug 26, 2009 ... Dyslexia is another term for a reading disability. ... increasing fluency, improving reading comprehension, and improving spelling. ...
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- If your child is having difficulty in school as a result of suspected learning disabilities, your school system is legally obligated not only to evaluate, but to provi...
- School systems, in any state, recognize 14 different disability categories. It sounds like your son should be tested for a learning disability, which is one of the re...
- Start by requesting that the school test your son for learning disabilities. If it is a public school they should be able to do that without a problem. This will hel...
Your Baby Can Read
Additionally, this specific program has shown to cause difficulties with reading comprehension once the child is school age. ...
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- I have a grandchild and wanted to purchase it for him, but wanted more infor on the program...any information will be helpful
- Hi E., It "works" as well as any other time you spend helping your child read. We have the program for our 18 month old, and have had it for about 9 months. The d...
- Sorry to respond "off topic", but since I am not familiar with Your Baby Can Read, I wanted to share what I AM familiar with.... "Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy ...
Kumon, Score, or Sylvan?
My son's confidence level has increased so much that he is offering to read street signs and anything else he can see (except books, reading comprehension ...
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- I am a first grade teacher on Maternity Leave. I tutor on the side to make extra money. I live in the Forest Hills/Carrollwood Area. Give me a call if you're inter...
- Hi C., We actually use Huntington Learning Center. IT's expensive, however, it's been wonderful for my 15 yr old son. Our younger son is about to start there as wel...
- I read most of the responses as I had not done my research before I enrolled my kids in Kumon.. my older son was ahead in school and wanted to move further ... my twin...
Teaching My 3 1/2 Year Old Grandson Abc's, Numbers, Colors, Etc
Read easy books for learning to read and harder, more interesting books for developing reading comprehension, etc... 2 moms found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- My son is 3 1/2 and we love Brainquest and Leapfrog learning toys/books/videos. The Letter Factory by Leapfrog is an EXCELLENT resource for letters and their sounds, ...
- Definitely reading and just explaining EVERYTHING you see to him. I was always pointing things out to my son - different types of cars, buildings, lights, signs - eve...
- Follow what he is interested in. We have used dry erase markers on our mirrors. My daughter loves it. and also sidewalk chalk. There is also a great Leap Frog DVD I th...
School Attendance
When it came right down to it, he was having trouble in school because of his reading comprehension. He's always loved cars and mechanics. ...
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- This is a really hard situation for you to be in, however, there are no public school systems that are set up to address anything much outside of the kids showing up a...
- First, your son is entitled to a free, fair and appropriate education. Period. They are required by law to accommodate him so that he can learn. If he is having tha...
- Have the dad to pay child support with that you can get him in a school or program to help assist your child with his learning. Don't let the dad skip through life wit...
Seeking Tutor for 3'Rd grader-math/reading/soc.studies
I had a tutor for my 4th grader over the summer for reading and comprehension - she charges $60.00 an hour - she teaches at The Shelton School so she has ...
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- I take my son to Sylvan Learning Center in Frisco. I felt it was better because then my son has no distractions from his sisters, TV, and his Legos...It has been helpi...
- Hello A., does your daughter have any allergies? could she be consuming foods at lunch time that don't let her concentrate afterwards? you might want to check into ...
- Check with your school guidance counselor. A lot of times they know people who tutor. Also, a LOT of teachers tutor on the side for extra money. It might be hard to...
