My DS is 6 and just finishing Y1. He is able but I think about average at school in most areas. He is not all that keen on school although is happy to go in, behaves well for the most part and completes what is asked of him.
We had some concerns early in Y1 as they kept on about his lack of motivation. I stopped worrying when I had a chat to the head who said she thought it was simply a lack of maturity - he is a summer born.
When we went to the introduction to Y2 they made a big thing about children at a reading level between 5 and 10. They say these children are more likely to go back after the holidays almost as non readers again if they don't keep up their reading at home over the summer. DS is on level 7 books.
He is a really really reluctant reader. He will happily sit and do a page of simple adding/taking away. He will do a bit of writing if you give him something interesting to do (write a letter to Granny, write about what you want to do on holiday etc). But try as I may, he hates reading. I try so so hard not to push it but this just means he never does it. I have tried at different times of day, beofre bed, 1st thing, before tea, after tea. He just isn't interested. I have let him choose books, tried with comics everything.
My question is (yes there is a point!) how much should I push and do you have any top tips for encouraging reluctant readers? Will writing make any impact on his reading? None of the above - should I stop worrying and just drop it?