Aibu to ask for advice re reading

[londonrach]

DD is 6 and due to covid and a fear of her teacher in year 1 (she was physical sick prior to school for a term) has gone from none reader to sort of getting it vvvv quickly and has got amazing teachers who she trusts and achieved so much in a short time....however we seem to have sorry dyslexic here... plattered .... How on earth do I get out of this with DD. She refusing to read school books now as they boring and wants to read proper stories ..aibu to ask for book ideas and tbh help on how to move forward..

She not able to free read yet still needing to build on her skills...

Take her to the library for free choice or look at something like Reading Eggs?

What band is she currently on?

Sorry I'm not sure what you're asking. So your DD has dyslexia? She can read books but not a free reader yet?

Has she tried any Ladybird books or the Usborne reading collections?

A trip to your local Waterstones, let her choose herself a new book, something age appropriate but that she considers to be less dull than her school books.

Make it a regular treat, a love of books is a life skill.

Another vote for joining the library and make it a weekly treat to go and choose a book to read.

@originalbear , no op has dyslexia and was struggling to write plateau.

I read as the OP is dyslexic.

I think she means plateaued.

Ok the school books are for phonics/sounds and complex comprehension questions and expression. So she can read them aloud quickly but really make sure you test her understanding and phonetic knowledge (so she ends up a good speller). In her free time she can read a range of texts including fact books, fiction and poetry. She can read quietly in her head if she is ready for that. As others say, take her to the library and get some books with enriching vocabulary. The most important aspect of reading is comprehension and building your vocabulary.

I read with Y2 as a volunteer and a lot of the reading scheme books are really dull. Let her choose from the library and be prepared to help with words that are too difficult. If you want banded books and local library doesn’t have a good selection then Reading Chest is worth a look www.readingchest.co.uk

Ah I see, thanks for the help, gotcha. Agree with trips to the library.

Also consider audiobooks as well. They are another great vocabulary builder and help children get the sense of the structure of a story without getting sidetracked by the mechanics of the reading process.

I take mine to the library every 3 weeks or so to pick her own book. Currently she is reading bear grylls books where you have to make decisions which will take you to different part of the books. Also read to her! Add the voices to the characters if you can make it fun.10-15 minutes of reading per day rather than longer chunks of time. Maybe reading together a book from a film then watching the film afterwards. Finally as mentioned by others podcasts audio books are brilliant- bbc sounds is free and has a great selection of podcasts for children.

Local charity shops are good for this too, if Waterstones is a bit out of budget as a regular treat.