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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 7yo DS (spring birthday) is pretty behind on reading.  He starts 2nd grade in the fall, and is not reading with any kind of fluency.  He struggles to sound out words and doesn't retain many sight words. He's doing fine in math.  His school has been providing him additional reading support since last October.  He's in a bilingual school, so I know that could be part of the delay.  He's behind in both languages.  DH also remembers really struggling to read and has a nephew with significant learning disabilities.  FWIW, he loves books and stories and being read to.  He has the attention to sustain him through listening to chapter books.

He's such a great kid, and lots of things come easily to him (athletics, social stuff, creativity).    I've already reached out to the school for advice for over the summer and to schedule a meeting for the fall.  But when I got all of his end of year assessments from school, it made me so panicky!  Today when I sat with him to read together, he ended up so frustrated and wanting to give up.  I'm trying not to put too much pressure on him, but I think it's important to practice every day.  I know in some European countries they don't even start teaching reading until age 7 or so, so that brings me some comfort, but not much, since he's being measured against US standards!  He sees what the other kids in his class can do, and I know it upsets him.  His teachers have done a great job of helping to keep his self-esteem up about it, but he had made comments about feeling "stupid".

I'd really appreciate any advice/success stories from parents who have supported kids for whom reading didn't come easily!  [/quote]

My DC will enter 10th grade in the fall.  We discovered his dyslexia in the fall of 2nd grade.  I would highly recommend getting an evaluation ASAP.  I would recommend doing reading and/or reading games every day during the summer - 30 minutes.  Reading to him, using audio books for 30 more.  Summer is prime time for regression, especially with children who are already below grade level.  [/quote]

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