I thought I'd start a conversation on teaching reading to parallel the one on writing. I can come out of the closet also and say that although ds *can* read, he does not *choose* to read. That was how the optometrist so nicely put it this weekend.  And of course when you're in that position, you go through a litany and list of explanations. I'd welcome any others you would add. -decoding -language (overall receptive/expressive language level) -vision (acuity) -vision (develop