help struggling reader

1. Put into the search box of this blog: sight words. Your child must get instant with as many sight words as possible. Do not panic. Pick three sight words a week to practice: ask your child to point to the sight word in stories & print the sight word three times every day.

2. If your child is confusing b / d and p / q / g when reading,  start with b. Ask your child to underline letter b in whatever printed material you have around - newspapers, junk mail, stories, books your child can use a pencil in; 

and, when you are cooking or washing dishes, ask your child to print the letters of words you are going to dictate. Only do 4 a night; short sweet lessons are best. Pick words that have a b at the start or b within the word, like busy, bank, about, rabbit, stub. 

(You are only look for the b - correct spelling is not your goal.)   After your child gets consistent with b, move on to d. Being unsure of these look alike letters is the problem that will hold your child back. Once this problem is in the brain of the child - adults need to work really hard to fix it! Write me, if you want.

Tip: No more stopping to sound out when your child is reading. Tell your child to read the words he knows and keep going. You tell him the unknown words. In several months this method will produce good results. (Many words cannot be sounded out but your child can gather the meaning of the story and keep going. Look canoe means boat; boulder means rock. There are many odd words like these two examples.)

One of my 8th grade tutor boys had not been reading books at school. He was assigned books on tape. After learning my special comprehension method, he made the Honor Roll at his private school. Struggling readers are very smart children, but they cannot help themselves because the lessons crippling their progress are invisible.

I use eBay as my website. Search Instant Reading Help all my books will pop up. All are brand new and come with my contact info; email or call for help. If your child seems to be getting a slow start please get my book. Or, a book, to give you support and structure. If you do not have time or you and your child do not work well together - a common problem - hire a personal tutor to teach my book. My lessons are specific; you will not find them elsewhere. 

Feel welcome to ask a question or leave a comment below. Have a great day, Mary Maisner