Going into 2nd grade and still can't read...advice? help?

[iluvmy4blessings]

My dd just turned 8 years old. She's smart and I'm not just saying that b/c I'm her mom. She loves Discovery channel and has a huge interest in anything medical. She has a big vocabulary and people make comments to me all the time about that. Yet she can't read!! She has been in public school and they have pulled her out for extra help but truly it's just not doing the trick. I've tried my 100 Easy Lessons which has ALWAYS worked for me but not this time. She has learned to memorize words to fake her way through things which I do NOT want. I don't know what to do. HELP!

[butterflymommy]

I have a daughter, also smart (really!) who didn't read until she was 10. We stuck with phonics instruction all the way through until it finally clicked. I know it's so scary to see your bright child not reading.

 

Has she had any testing for dyslexia?

[iluvmy4blessings]

No she hasn't been tested. How do you go about doing that?

[wapiti]

The inability of a bright 8 y.o. to read is a huge red flag that something else is going on.

 

The two top issues that come to mind are dyslexa and vision. Some people have both issues. I'd first rule out vision issues by seeing a developmental optometrist. Then I'd teach using curricula designed for dyslexics. I'd also see about getting an evaluation for dyslexia (I'd see an ed psych for that, though someone else may have other advice on who to see).

 

Come visit the SN board for more about curricula for dyslexics.

[Ellie]

She can't read anything at all? Or just not at her age level?

 

You haven't used anything except 100 EZ Lessons? And what does "tried to use it" mean?

[EKS]

The inability of a bright 8 y.o. to read is a huge red flag that something else is going on.

 

The two top issues that come to mind are dyslexa and vision. Some people have both issues. I'd first rule out vision issues by seeing a developmental optometrist. Then I'd teach using curricula designed for dyslexics. I'd also see about getting an evaluation for dyslexia (I'd see an ed psych for that, though someone else may have other advice on who to see).

 

Come visit the SN board for more about curricula for dyslexics.

 

This.

[Jen in PA]

The inability of a bright 8 y.o. to read is a huge red flag that something else is going on.

 

 

:iagree:

[woolybear]

Just our experience: Ds, also bright, at age 8 struggled to read board books. By 9 1/2 he was managing (again with difficulty) to read Magic Tree House. By 10 he could really read. Now at 11 he can read anything he wants to (Shakespeare, Time magazine, etc.). So, we did phonics. We used ETC and tried many different programs. I went back to OPGTTR at age 9. I used it my own way, at a very rapid pace. At that point he was just ready and it clicked.

 

Second ds, now almost 9, reads probably at first grade level. Phonics never seemed to click for him. He loves things like McGuffey's readers and the Pathway books. He is getting there.

 

Btw, older ds was tested for vision problems and dyslexia. He had neither. My point is it could be something like that or it could be that some kids just take longer.

[swellmomma]

Ds is turning 8 this month. He is starting grade 2. He also can not read yet. We have been using OPGTR and he has only made it to lesson 53 and struggles a lot.He has been diagnosed with amoderate language delay. They feel his delay in learning phonics/how to read is tied into his delay in learning to speak. He is coming along, and is able to sound out some CVC words and some blends but is no where near fluent and still struggles with some sounds which make it harder. In our case we are working with a speech & language pathologist to help him learn those sounds he struggles with so that he can proceed with sounding things out etc easier.

[iluvmy4blessings]

Ds is turning 8 this month. He is starting grade 2. He also can not read yet. We have been using OPGTR and he has only made it to lesson 53 and struggles a lot.He has been diagnosed with amoderate language delay. They feel his delay in learning phonics/how to read is tied into his delay in learning to speak. He is coming along, and is able to sound out some CVC words and some blends but is no where near fluent and still struggles with some sounds which make it harder. In our case we are working with a speech & language pathologist to help him learn those sounds he struggles with so that he can proceed with sounding things out etc easier.

 

What is OPGTR and how did you have him diagnosed? Did you go to someone?

[LittleIzumi]

The inability of a bright 8 y.o. to read is a huge red flag that something else is going on.

 

The two top issues that come to mind are dyslexa and vision. Some people have both issues. I'd first rule out vision issues by seeing a developmental optometrist. Then I'd teach using curricula designed for dyslexics. I'd also see about getting an evaluation for dyslexia (I'd see an ed psych for that, though someone else may have other advice on who to see).

 

Come visit the SN board for more about curricula for dyslexics.

:iagree:

[swellmomma]

What is OPGTR and how did you have him diagnosed? Did you go to someone?

 

OPGTR is ordinary parents guide to teaching reading

 

To get him diagnosed I had him tested by a speech and language pathologist. He had been previously in speech therapy (was completely non-verbal until 3 yrs old) sort of. Meaning he would be assessed by the speech and lang path who then put together a package for me to use at home with him because he would not work with them. THis worked wonders. When we moved he was due for a new speech assessment anyway so I booked that and told them my concerns about his reading. He was assessed last fall as having the language development of a child just starting Kindy. So 2 years delayed. Anyone can have their child assessed by a speech and language pathologist, not just those with speech delays, they are there to help with all areas of language development including phonics and learning to read.