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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am having a hard time imagining a kid who can't read being ok in 2nd grade in any subject.

Teacher isn't concerned because DS is showing progress even though well below grade level still.

I was giving it time, understanding challenges of last year but I am starting to panic a bit thinking that this school year will be over before we know it.

What would you do??[/quote]

Forget “all you need to do is read to him” you are WAY past that! Get All About Reading Level 1 and start one lesson each day. Yes, you need to do it, don’t rely on school or teacher to do it for you. You want your child to succeed? You need to do it.[/quote]

I would encourage this strongly. AAR is well-structured phonics program. If your child is mildly dyslexic or is just suffering from one of the ubiquitous crappy three-cuing based reading programs, it should help. If AAR is not enough, next level is hunting down an Orton Gillingham trained tutor. Do not expect the school to come riding in on a white horse to save him.

These two articles by Emily Hanford will provide useful background information:

https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2018/09/10/hard-words-why-american-kids-arent-being-taught-to-read "Hard Words: Why aren't kids being taught to read?"

https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading "At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers"[/quote]

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