My ds (almost 6) is prog very slowly in reading. His class has a spelling test every week. When he agreed to practice those words he used to get about 5 out of ten. He seems really irritated by having done badly a few times and now won't practice them unless we have a huge fight - which I know is only going to create a block.
But he is a very bright boy but just doesn't seem to have the basics yet. Still mixes up 'b' and 'd', often writes letters the wrong way round.
I know that I should chill out, but I come from a family who read very young and had no problems so my expectations are high, plus as a SAHM I feel that I have let him down by not giving him the basics earilier.
He's about to get extra help in a small group every day which I'm pleased about but I just don't know whether this is a developmental stage, or whether he has a learning diffiiculty, or whether he has a mental block. It's so hard to work on the basics without his cooperation!
Some of the kids in his class are reading brilliantly - and he's easily as bright as them verbally, I worry that if he's behind now it will hold him back permanently in some way. Anyone else baffled about what to do with their child's reading? Advice would be gratefully received!