Behind in reading

 

Every child is unique but when there are reading problems, every child has trouble with the same lesson set. Research shows that early instruction was unclear for the child; it was not the fault of the child.

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What goes wrong?  Parents depend on preschool and Kindergarten. Parents have no way of knowing the amount of repetition required to be ready to read b, d, g, p, q within words when starting to read in early 1st Grade.

Luckily only these five letters require rigorous attention.

The child knows the name and sound but confuses the shapes of b /d and p / q / g when trying to read words. Are the letters toab or toad? A child has to hold a lot in his mind all at once. Recognizing each letter in a word is crucial to success. Teachers believe the child is merely getting a slow start and will catch up next year. Research shows only 6 / 50 children ever catch up from a slow start in 1st Grade. Do not panic; teach my letter rules: 

Bb rule: b is the 2nd letter in the ABCs and b's round face always looks the way words go in a story >. Help your child draw lots of giant b's. Draw eyes looking the way words go > and a smile. Look for b at the start, middle, and end of words. Get sure with b. 

Dd rule: d's straight line blocks the round face of d from seeing the way words go. Draw lots of giant d's with sad eyes and a sad mouth; d is sad because d's round face is blocked by d's line and cannot see the way words go in a story. Watch for d at the start, middle, and end of words. Play games: find three d's, find three words with d inside the word.

Gg rule: the fancy tail of g tries to reach up and tickle g's face. Help your child draw lots of g's with eyes looking down at g's fancy tail. Watch for g at the start, middle, and end of words. The fancy tail of g hangs below the bottom line of lined-paper, as do the tails of p, q, j, and y.

Pp rule: the round face of p looks the way words go, just like b; b and p can see. Help your child draw lots of giant p's with eyes looking the way words go and a smile. Find p at the start, middle, and end of words. The tail of lower-case p hangs below the bottom line on lined-paper.

Qq rule: the round face of q is blocked by q's straight line. Help your child draw lots of q's with sad eyes and a sad mouth because the round face of q is blocked and cannot see. 

Be clear: online and in printed stories, q's line is straight. The tail of handwritten q has a small hook that curves up and away from q's round face. Handwritten q is the opposite of g.

Qq says kw, together say: quick, quest, question; u always come after q. While reading stories watch for q at the start and middle of words: queen, squirrel, quick, quiet, quest.

If you do not have the time, or you and your child do not work well together - very common - buy my books and hire a tutor (not a tutor company). I use eBay as my website; search: Instant Reading Help all my books will pop up.  All include my contact info; email or call for help.

 

My methods are proven. Three of my 5th and 7th Grade tutor students made the Honor Roll at their school. A 3rd Grade boy got the highest score of his entire class on a social studies test.

Thank you, Mary Maisner