Please tell me DS will just "get" reading

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DS is in Reception and an August baby, so one of the youngest in the year.

I admit that this concern has been caused by the mother of DS' friend saying how she was surprised the her DS has just jumped up their reading scheme from level 9 to 16, having started on level 2 in September, but DS is just toddling along with level 2 books - he's only had books with words in since Christmas, has no interest in reading, says he doesn't know what words say, makes no attempt to read, and just doesn't "get it".

I think I naively thought that DS would jump at the chance to read because we've read to him loads from being a small baby, and he loves being read to, but he just has no interest in reading at all.

If you had a child who couldn't read when they started Reception, when did they start making notable progress? Also, if we try to push this with him, are we just going to put him off reading altogether? I don't know whether to just carry on with him as we are, and wait for it to click, or to try more intensively to get him to read.

I know that he's only 4, and won't get to 18 still on his level 2 books, but I'm just concerned that other children seem to be showing progress in their reading level and he's not.

i have an August boy who is now in year 3. He is reading the first Harry Potter book now. He just wasn't interested in anything much in reception and would have benefited from another year before starting school. He participated in a reading intervention in yr2 - more one to one and he took off. Try not to worry and just keep an eye on him. Keep reading with him as he will learn as much from that right now and following along with you as anything. Just keep books interesting and to be honest if I had to read the early reading books I wouldn't be much interested in reading either.

Mine did. End of August birthday, boy. He struggled through reception and failed the phonics test at the end of year 1. Year 2, he made massive progress and really got it. He started stealing his older brother's books and reading for pleasure. He's now year 3, they did a reading age test at school recently and he did very well.

Sure, it can. Eight out of ten infants said they preferred Harry Potter over Peter Rabbit.

Feenie - Martoranna asked for stats. Read the thread.

That's a measure of which book children preferred, collum, not a measure of how much reading is enjoyed.

As far as I can remember, reading clicked for my children over the summer holiday following reception

He is very young still, I really would try not to worry...easier said than done

I feel like we are starting to derail the thread into a discussion about home edding which was not my intention. All I wanted to say op was that you shouldn't worry about your child. They all get there in the end.

I'm following the thread closely, thanks.

That's what happens on a discussion forum, bauhausfan - you seem to have trouble grasping how it works. You can't control what people discuss; it evolves.

And chucking in a story about a poor girl who was unable to read until the age of 16 as a success was always going to provoke discussion!

Yes he'll get it,if it's pleasurable,not harried or pressured by competitive mums

None of mine read at entry to P1.enthusiastic teacher,books at home,it comes

Feenie you keep deliberately misinterpreting what I am saying. You are harrassing me on this boards. As I have already said, I have reported you. I am now leaving this thread.

Feenie, why do you think it is sad that someone who has dyslexia spent their childhood not thinking they were stupid, not comparing themselves to other children, not missing out on learning - and then learnt to read well enough to get a B at GCSE? What is sad about that?
Home educated children who read late usually catch up with their peers is a matter of months - Alan Thomas at the Institute of Education has researched and written about it. Late reading does not disadvantage them educationally, unlike school educated children. And for children with SEN home ed can mean their self esteem is preserved and no one panics or makes them anxious because they can't read when they are 4, or 5, or 6. I see that as something which is happy, not sad.

Hang on, you have completely misread my posts - I've got nothing at all against home edding, but I think it's atrocious that she missed out on an entire childhood of reading independently for pleasure.

I'm not blaming home edding for that, but the method of instruction. The years of non-reading were unnecessary, and contributed nothing - any self-esteem issues could have been avoided with better teaching at home.

I would still get him to read everyday to you for 10mins anything even just 3 letter cvc words, little and often is the key. I find slot of parents will hope their cd will just get it but don't do the everyday reading. You don't learn how to do a headstand by just getting it practise is key.

Home educated children who read late usually catch up with their peers is a matter of months

Who said they didn't? We're discussing whether a child who most spectacularly didn't is a success story or not.

basically it comes right in the end tell that to the thousands of illiterate and semi literate adults in the UK!

I supose it depends on your definition of dyslexia - not being taught is a huge handicap to actually learning to read and write.

I don't understand how any child learns to read before their 6th birthday or very close. I guess some do, but not in my experience.

Hi, my nephews seemed to have no interest in trying to read. They just weren't interested in the books they had to start with and the books they loved having read to them were just too hard for them to bother with. So I figured to tap into the more practical/factual side of their natures. Wrote out very simple instructions to build something with Lego. Took them shopping and gave them the shopping list. Just did all I could to show them that words are all about them & it was useful & important to know how to read. Got out Guinness book of records & other factual type books. At first progress was still slow, then it was like a switch was turned on. Keep encouraging, looking for different ways but stay relaxed & calm. Try not to show any stress over it. At such a young age kids develop at crazy different paces. Some who are behind end up being level or even ahead. Just enjoy the journey.

As a reception teacher very few of our children could read before starting school most were like your son OP.

bauhausfan Thu 03-Apr-14 18:44:26
Feenie you keep deliberately misinterpreting what I am saying. You are harrassing me on this boards. As I have already said, I have reported you. I am now leaving this thread.

Baffled as to what you think you have reported - you seem to basically be highly miffed that I've had the temerity to dare to answer your posts.

It's a talk board - I can post where I choose. Why would I possibly not wish to comment on this subject?

I cannot see the harassment,looks like an innocuous exchange
Ime,a skilled and enthusiastic teacher gets them reading in p1

Yes I did ask for stats- because I didn't realize there were any that shows that he children out performers school
Educated ones- and I was interested. But that paper does not do that- it's a study of children from
Self selecting he families compared to the entire cohort. Which shows nothing except that he children can do very wel academically- which anyone with any sense knows already.

Don't know about he children nationally, but some random person on the Internet seems to have taken an interest in the he children of Dudley!

homeeducationheretic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/long-term-outcomes-for-home-educated.html