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[quote=Anonymous]I've had to struggle with the same thing, OP. My kid is a dyslexic, but has had heavy remediation and so reads above grade level. He is 10 now. But reading just isn't fun for him. It is work. HARD work. So even the most fun book, with the best art work and the best story, isn't enjoyable. When I stopped using my own experience (I love to read! Reading is relaxing and enriching and the way we learn about the world!) and started thinking about his experience (Reading is worse than cleaning the toilet! Harder than a 5 mile run! I learn by using my hands!) I approached it differently. He still must read 20 minutes a day, just like he needs to do his math and occasionally clean a toilet. I also still read out loud to him most nights, either poetry or something else we both enjoy, like fantasy. He has made noises about being too old for that now, but I reminded him that throughout history reading out loud (or at least story telling) has been THE family activity in the evening and he felt better about that.

I'm sad that reading might never be fun for my kid. But what is for sure is that it never will be fun if he doesn't read, and so I make him do it. But I think it adds insult to injury to not acknowledge to him that it isn't fun for him, its hard, and I appreciate his hard work and determination.[/quote]

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