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I Need Help Teaching My 7 Year Old How to Read.
They need to learn sight words as well as the other basic components given by the National Reading Panel - which are: fluency, comprehension, ...
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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...
3 Year Old "Suddenly" Stuttering!?
Oct 19, 2009 ... therepy through the 7th grade, when I achieved normal fluency. ... Another thing that gave me confidence was reading or repeating rhymes ...
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- Hi S., My daughter had the same thing happen a week after she turned 2! It completely surprised my husband and I. I started to panic thinking something was pushin...
- Hi S., Is it a stutter (stuck on certain sounds) or a stammer (stuck on words)? Either way, it's my understanding that it's quite normal. If it just started happe...
- My now 5 year old did the same thing at 3. I was totally caught off guard too. I found out it was a normal. His thoughts were coming faster than he could put them i...
Books for 1St Grader
These series are all probably above a 1st grade reading level, ..... for her to read because it helps her build fluency and expression while she reads. ...
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- Hi Leslie- I am new to Mamasource and have just seen your request. I wanted to let you know that I am a school librarian and have, along with a teaching colleague, s...
- Hi, We've found Junie B. Tales of a 1st Grader, Henry and Mudge as well as Cam Jansen series to be excellent choices! We have friends that also love the Clifford b...
- Both my daughters loved the "Junie B. Jones," "Magic Treehouse" and "Bailey School Kids" series when they were in 1st grade and up. They may be a little challenging f...
Teaching My 4 Year Old and 18 Month Old to Read??
I really like the "Now I'm Reading" series by Nora Gaydos. ..... gear (but not in a harmful way) and gives a child an enormous advantage in future fluency. ...
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- I really like the "Now I'm Reading" series by Nora Gaydos. They are a series of small books designed to take kids from intuitive picture "reading" up to simple nonfict...
- Don't push to hard. Use teachable moments (times that occur naturally). Your four year old will benefit from this but just start with reading aloud, getting books, g...
- Personally I think we are getting to much into our thinking minds and need to play and exercise more than we do. Unless your kids are really into it, and asking to le...
Stuttering
I was reading through the responses and absolutely, this is a very common and ... and know intimately the importance of learning fluency skills early on. ...
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- Hi, I have had lots of experience with this and it is a totally normal phase. At this point in development she is moving around great and is probably communicating r...
- All I can say is have a lot of time and make sure you let them know you love them very much. That is the most inportant thing of all. Things will be ok, just let god h...
- I'm a grandmother and I have a problem with studdering myself. This may help but it will take a little work from you. Next time she starts stuttering tell her to take ...
Pay for Nannies?
250-650 with an avg of 450 a week is what I have seen - prices increase based on how fluency, whether they drive and experience. Helpful? ...
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- 250-650 with an avg of 450 a week is what I have seen - prices increase based on how fluency, whether they drive and experience.
- Hello, I'm C., and I was a nanny for about 5 years for four children between the ages of 3 months and 3 years old. When I was a nanny, I started out at $400 a week, by...
- Nannies make between $10-15+ hour based primarily on their experience. If you add housekeeping, you should pay at least $15/hr. but maybe more. This assumes the nann...
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...
Reading
Asked by S.L. from Oklahoma City
on June 6, 2007
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I am looking for a program to help my 8 year old son read faster. He was on the Honor Roll this year, but the school wants him to go to summer school b/c he reads too ...
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- We've done the local Sylvan, and they are very good, but they are also very expensive. We've had my daughter (13 now) in Kumon Math for about 5 or 6 years and it ha...
- I can't find your request to read the other posts. First off, there is no requirement for reading speed under NCLB. All of the NCLB stuff is based on the test scores....
- I tell you what, I cannot stand this entire NCLB thing. I am a current middle school reading/CA teacher and am very tired of what it has done to our students. I used t...
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...
Reading Disability
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on June 9, 2008
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My 8.5 year old son was recently diagnosed with a reading disability. I've been suspecting this for sometime now but earlier testing from his school did not identify ...
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- Lindamood- Bell gives workshops for parents or teachers to learn how to teach/use the Visualization & Verbalization (V&V) method (or their other methods) so you can co...
- I have a 14 yr old with very slow reading fluency and dyslexia. A great resource in the bay are is the Charles Armstrong School for Dyslexia. They have a list of tu...
- Did the school test your child? If so, you can write the Lindamood-Bell or Slingerland training into the Individuad Educational Plan, so that the school district has ...
