Have posted on here under different usernames for it seems like an eternity about dd2 and our struggles to get her to read. She is 8 and in yr 3. Finally over the past two nights she is actually wanting to read, and tonight we had to tell her to stop reading because it was waaayyy past her bedtime. I am not sure what has finally done it - we've been doing visual training, going through long words trying to help her break them down into syllables, telling her that even architects have to read, highlighting inspirational historical figures who also had difficulty reading but were successful. She is still guessing a few words and still missing out a few small words occassionally, but at least she is wanting to read and not wanting to stop!
Now, how do you encourage an 8 year old to read something other than just Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
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Finally reading voluntarily!!!
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mugglingalong · 02/06/2015 22:38
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