DS(5) has started bringing home reading books again and he’s already refusing to try and read them properly. We had this issue before lockdown when he was in Reception and as a consequence he’s still on the Pink band.
He can recognise and sound out letters, usually quite easily, but flatly refuses to try and blend. I’m not sure if he doesn’t understand how to blend or lacks the confidence to try. I’ve tried to demonstrate how to blend but he just gets stroppy and angry.
Before I contact his teacher, does anyone have any tips please for encouraging him to just try? His Reception teacher wasn’t much help unfortunately and just said keep trying, plus they had him in a daily small reading group session with a TA.
He absolutely loves being read to and we have always read a minimum of 4 books per night to him, plus songs. The school has an online reading programme for the kids to use themselves to learn to read but he won’t use it. I asked at the beginning of the year if this goes on when will they consider a learning issue or dyslexia and was told not for a few years yet
He does exceptionally well in maths and we’ve been told he is advanced, and he is doing well in all other areas, so it’s not like he’s falling behind in everything.
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DS(5) refusing to do home reading books (Year 1)
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fromheretonowhere · 16/09/2020 20:44
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