I'm seeking a good approach (whether method/curriculum/new way of thinking and teaching my boy) to reading comprehension for my soon to be 8th grade son. He took his first ever standardized test, and this really bright guy who is a voracious reader and writer (but not the tops in spelling/grammar) and otherwise did just as I expected he would, tanked in reading comprehension. My mind is a bit boggled, and I don't put a lot of stock in standardized testing (if I did, he wouldn't be taking his first one in middle school), but I do feel like it's revealing something for me to work on with him (I mean yeah, he could have just been tired at that point, or distracted, but, I'm going to go with the idea that this is telling me something worth thinking about). How? We've read aloud for so many years, and books are a huge part of the culture in our home, but I do think, upon reflection, that perhaps something has been neglected on my part. Where would you start with this? I've been reading this forum for almost a decade, and have never ever joined or posted until today. Thanks for all the wisdom :). ** I edited this from "classical approach" to just "new." I just need a new way to walk down this road. 🙂