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Some Struggle And Some Don'tApr 21 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line The key element in teaching your children to read, is to read to them a lot.
When I saw this topic, I knew I had to write something about it. I have 2 older children who read well, and one who struggles. I can't figure out why, but some just struggle and some don't. I think the first thing we need to remember as parents is that each child is different. Each one is unique in their own way. And some can just read better than others. I never had to work overtime with helping the older 2 children read. They caught on to it really well and their teachers at school did most of the work. They would read to me their assignment every night. They did a good job, read it well, and I knew they understood it. Case closed, reading done, now on to math... Not with the youngest one. He struggles a lot. Reading is tremendously hard for him. I have had to purchase phonics workbooks at K-mart and book stores. We will easily spend an hour or more each night reading his assignment. Sometimes I get so frustrated I have Dad or sister or brother read with him. I have purchased some phonics CD-rom games for the computer, and whenever I can talk him into spending a little time reading something, I do. He is required to do at least 1 workbook page a day in a phonics book, (that is on the days when we can - some days do get missed.) And also, the television show "Reading Between The Lions" has been a big help this year. As a second grader, he can easily read kindergarten books, but struggles at the 1st grade level. He has improved tremendously this year. His teacher even commented at the parent-teacher conferences this year how much improvement she had seen in him. She commended me on all the time I spend with him at home. I've come to the conclusion that my time spent with him reading and working on phonics is by far the most help. When I do nothing, he falls behind. But when I spend that time helping him learn, he improves. It's a real struggle for him and me both. He doesn't really like to read. He knows he's not good at it. And I'm not the most patient person in the world sometimes. Because he knows he's not as good as the other kids, he is embarrassed to read out loud in class. Kids can be cruel and they snicker at him. The more time I spend with him though, the better he gets. I only wish I could afford to buy him the phonics game. He asks for it every time he sees it advertised on television, so I know he wants to learn to read better. And I know, even though he argues with me about spending that time reading at home, that it helps and he is proud of himself when he improves at school in front of his friends. The key element is time. Nothing is more important than reading to your children. Read to them a lot. Work with them. Let them see you read too. They may not appreciate it today, but someday they will.  |
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