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[quote=Anonymous]BTDT.

DS was also in an elementary school immersion program and struggled in both languages. He's preparing to head off to college in the fall with a merit scholarship for what major, you ask? ENGLISH!!!!! (with a plan to go to law school) He just got a letter in the mail today from the editor of the University newspaper inviting him to join based on his expressed interest in them. No one would've seen this coming when he was a struggling reader at 7.

It was hard watching him struggle to read. Worse, I didn't know how bad it was until one day parents were invited into the class to hear their children read. Every other kid in the circle read fluently. My son struggled with each word. I also noticed him becoming more and more nervous as it got closer to his turn. I could see the wheels spinning in his head as he tried to guess where he was to pick up and brace himself. While the other kids read loudly and with confidence, his voice was low and shaky as he stumbled over the words.

I was shocked because he read just fine at home. He'd race through his reading homework in seconds. That day I realized that he was simply rereading at home what had already been read in class that day. That evening he struggled to get through his reading homework. The next day the teacher emailed to tell me he'd done an amazing job in class that day. He read fluently and couldn't wait to answer questions about the story.

I share that with you OP to suggest that 1. You let him struggle through the reading the first time, but let him read over it again for fluency and to boost his confidence. And/or 2. YOU read it through the first time then ask him to read it the second time.

Finally, take heart. Struggles in reading at age 7 do not mean dyslexia, a disability or that your child will be illiterate for the rest of his life.

Signed,

An Empathetic Mother Who's So Glad to be on the Other Side of It[/quote]

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