DS1 is 12. He has a reading age of 7.10 and spelling age of 9.0.
He has one hour one to one support per week. in the past 12 months, his reading age has not improved at all. I spoke to his teacher who takes him for 1-1 lessons last week as we are really concerned about his progress. She told me, the only reason DS cant read is because he doesnt read enough at home. She also said he is not dyslexic because he had a spelling test in Y7. Apparently there are certain words that every dyslexic spells wrong in the exact same way, and DS got them right.
She soon changed her tune when I told her that DS1 had seen the Ed Phyc at the end of y6 who said he had problems with spatial awareness, and promised a full assessment in Y7, which never happened. This week we had a meeting with the Senco teacher who agreed that DS needed a full assessment and has put him on the waiting list.
I really need him to do more reading at home though. He doesnt like to read. Ive tried all kinds of ways to encourage him. His confidence is really low when it comes to literacy, although he is very confident in most other ways, I dont want to make him feel stupid.
Ive looked at Toe by Toe, and think this is something that could help him, but I dont know how much it would help with comprehension. He seems to fear large pieces of text. He skims over it and loses understanding. Because of this I dont know if Toe by Toe is the best way forward, or should I just sit tight and wait for him to see the Ed Phyc, which could be another 12 months.