Is it normal that a child doesn't read aloud at school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost 50 years later, I still feel bad for the kids that had to read aloud and struggled. Clearly they had dyslexia, or some other type of LD, but had to just be embarrassed, for what purpose?

I felt bad for them and bad for me. I'd get bored at the slow pace, read ahead and then have no idea where to read from when it came my turn to read - much laughing and embarrassment ensued since it looked like I wasn't paying attention. Terrible practice for those behind and ahead. Reading one-on-one to a teacher or aid sounds like a great idea.