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My sensory challenged 9 year old son has seemed to have reached a brick wall will his reading. We are doing 3rd grade with him and his sister. (she us 11 months younger than he is) They were on the exact same level last year and he finished the 2nd grade Seton readers. Sister is well through the 3rd grade reading books but Luke has stalled. He definitely is not ready for the 3rd grade books but I am totally stumped what to use for him.. He can read the Magic Tree House books, but Boxcar children are too hard for him. Just seeing too many words on a page overwhelms him and he gets too upset to even begin trying to read. Please, please give me some suggestions....I don't really know where to go next.
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Have you tried the reading helps that will cover the page so that you only see one line at a time or the like?
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Joann,
It has been ages since I have logged on here, although I do frequently read through all the posts, but when I saw your post I just wanted to log on and let you know you are not alone! 
My son, (just turned nine last week!), sounds as though he is in the same spot as yours. He has major sensory sensitivities and reading is a big challenge for him. I have felt like you at times, feeling that we have hit a wall, but I know we are making progress, albeit sometimes it is so slow as to be barely perceptible. 
Magic Tree House books are still challenging for him without assistance. We almost exclusively buddy-read as I have found his comprehension is not the same reading on his own at the same grade level. I save reading time for the evening snuggles on the couch so that it doesn't seem like work, but more enjoyable time just with mom. For the easier books - MTH-level he can read a few pages now without tiring. However, we read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe over the winter and started with him reading a paragraph at a time, followed by me reading a page (or more!) before passing the book back. By the end of the book he was able to read 2-pages a time of the smaller print. It was a marked improvement!
Unfortunately, I let reading time slide and began giving him time to read alone in the evenings. When we sat down again his reading had lost the considerable gains we had made. We have returned to our buddy-reading in the evenings and I reserve books well below this level for time to read alone. Even when starting a book with him reading only a paragraph, or a page, at a time. I have found that some days he will take off and read a few pages before passing a book back, and some days I need to gently encourage him to continue to the end of what we agreed.
I do, however, always try to respect when I see him tiring. Realize that it is WORK for him and that he may truly need a break. Realize that it is truly okay to take it slowly -and that as long as we continue to plod along things will continue to progress!
Also, just as a side-note. My youngest, age 5 is progressing quickly with reading, and will probably be at his level in the next couple of months. (Of course, she would be the only natural reader of my bunch.)I do keep their reading times separate so that he doesn't feel threatened by how well she is progressing.
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Are you looking for readers specifically? How about another series of readers at the same level he is now?
You might also consider getting the boxcar children or whatever is comparable on audio so that he can listen to the audio while he follows along in the book.
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CrunchyMom wrote:
Are you looking for readers specifically? How about another series of readers at the same level he is now?
You might also consider getting the boxcar children or whatever is comparable on audio so that he can listen to the audio while he follows along in the book. |
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This is a very helpful approach. Also, you could read the book out loud together- you read and he reads at the same time, which helps the flow and recognition of words. That approach is one used in adult literacy classes- it is very low key (vs: the student is in the spotlight reading out loud by himself).
Shannon- great to see you posting!
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Here are a couple past threads that mention some good ones that we use all the time for readers at the stage you're describing.
Great Beginning Chapter Books
Books for reluctant reader
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