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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Focus on two letter blends until that is easy for him then move on to easy three letter blends.

It would be better to let him use magnetic letters on the fridge while you are fixing dinner than to sit him down and study a book.  Like for instance ask him to make a word with A and T, then eventually say Can you add another letter to make a new word?

There are other manipulatable letter and word toys at the teacher's store (Lakeshore Learning) and online, they are a lot more fun and easy to learn from than a book at that age.[/quote]

This. Switch to a slightly different approach. Work on blending, and later reading, every day, but only 5-10 minutes each day. It will take time but ignore the naysayers in this thread.  Maybe read some mostly phonetic books (Cat in the Hat, etc)  to DC. Point to the word as you read it aloud, but do not demand they read it just yet. There are several different similar methods you can try. Old threads here can be a good resource for other options. Our preschool in Annapolis area is using Jolly Phonics, which worked well for our DC. You can buy JP books/workbooks online from homeschool-focused web sites. [/quote]

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