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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. You need to move down to easier books. He needs to practice reading out loud with easier books to develop fluency, which is what you are describing here. Repeated reading of familiar text builds automatic decoding and fluency.

You can ask to meet with your school reading specialist for tips and information on how he’s doing compared to his peers. That will also put him on your school’s radar.

For spelling, as the reading teacher what approach they are using. He should be able to spell cvc (consonant vowel consonant) words by now. Then short vowel words with initial blends like TR or BL. Frequently used words like THE, WAS, HOUSE, PEOPLE need to be practiced. Make it fun like writing on a small whiteboard and you leave a letter out and see if he can write it in. Put magnetic letters on the fridge and see if he can rearrange them into the target word.[/quote]

Thanks - we do read easier books, but chapter books are what he reads and rereads when given a choice and I don't want to curb that. He will come home and just flop down on the couch and read, which I am thrilled about.

I know he CAN read the words he is missing. I'm making this example up:
If there's a sentence like " 'That is not appropriate behavior!,' Rose yelled loudly, startling the boys."

He would read "That is not appropriate behavior," said Rose, the boys were startled... I mean, startling the boys."

So he will read more difficult words like "appropriate," but mix words around or just sort of translate the meaning into different words rather than reading word for word. Does that make sense? If I go back and ask him to read it, he can. Is he just rushing through? Is it dyslexia? I'm not sure how to help him fix it, or if this will just come with time.
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