Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities
Reply to "Help 11yo learn to like reading "
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]11yo DS with ASD is on-grade level on report card - though MAP reading scores have always been on the low side (like 20%). However, he really has never read a chapter book on his own. He really struggles with reading comprehension. He never chooses to read. I try to get him to read daily - we have literally 100 books at home he has chosen at book fairs, for Christmas, for his bday, etc. He loves buying the books but just never sits down to read them. When we make it no-screen time, he will choose to play the piano or do nothing but not read. When I read to him, he asks to stop within 10 minutes saying he's tired - even though the story (to me and he says to him too) seems so interesting, and I don't want to stop reading. I guess it's work for him? His brain is wired differently and reading/listening is not fun for him? Is there any possible way I can get him to love or at least like reading? It's affecting his schoolwork a great deal. He's pretty good at math but will totally miss what the question is asking if it involves much reading. He has an online reading tutor. We do 30 minute sessions. She breaks it up by asking questions, etc. He does those fine, but let's say they were reading an interesting story (chosen about a topic he likes) - even if they stop at a point in the story that is very suspenseful and the tutor gives the link to finish it, he does not. He will just wait until the next session. He gets some pullout reading help at school but will be in middle school next year so I really want to work on reading with him this summer. Please recommend workbooks, methods, tutors - especially if you had a kid like this and found a reading intervention that worked. We cannot afford LMB private tutoring and prefer something that can be done at home daily. Thank you.[/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics