fix reading trouble

Can your child see the creature hiding here?

A child having reading trouble believes there are millions of tricky lessons and that he will never learn them. Luckily, there are only about a dozen.

1) Quit stopping to sound out words, tell your child any unknown word and have your child keep reading. Stopping breaks the short-term memory, thus all comprehension is lost. This is the way the brain works for everyone. 

Show your child how to keep reading using the words he does know. At the end of the page, you ask questions - what is happening on the page, who did what, etc. Then go back to any unknown words. Help your child figure them out or tell him the words. In a few weeks, this method will reward you with great results.  

2) Use the search box at the top left corner of my blog. Search for: working memory,   or backward b,   or high school reading help --- even if your child is in 2nd Grade,  or  short vowel long vowel,   or compound word story,   or ce, ci, cy,    or ge, gi, gy,   or adding ed, ing,   or tion,   or tious,   or silent t,   or silent gh,   or rules for special teams.  

This page is telling you to do two things: 1) quit stopping to sound out, instead help your child gather meaning and keep reading, 2) strenghen your child's letter / sound skills.

BTW, the creature hidden in the photo above is the deadly Gaboon Viper.  I now use eBay as my website: search Instant Reading Help all my books will pop up for you.  All are brand new and teach lessons through stories and include everything you need.  Mary Maisner