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Reading and the Right Brained Child
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My DD7 has struggled some with what I would call mild dyslexia – not diagnosed, but she’s had some of the signs. We’ve used Dianne Craft’s program with great success, but she’s still not reading AS fluently as I would like out loud. She does fine with the pathway readers. I am wondering how many minutes a day should she be reading aloud. Should she be doing it daily? Does she always have to read to me or can she read to a younger sibling? (realizing the little one couldn’t correct her, but to give her practice).
Your suggestions are eagerly awaited.
Rebekah
Rebekah,
Our dd struggled with learning to read for a long time. In fact, we started Teach Your Child to Read over 3 different times before we finally finished it! She is now a very fluent reader and prefers reading aloud over reading to herself. I think it is important to have your children reading aloud everyday for practice. This builds confidence for when you turn them loose to read independently.
Stumbling over words was something both of mind did a lot at first, so I felt it was important to have them reading to me so I could encourage them to slow down, sound out words, not skip words, etc. When they showed improvement and consistently read correctly with fewer errors, I allowed them to start reading to each other. Fortunately, they could both read and could correct each other. I personally wouldn’t let her read to a sibling who can’t read, if you’re having “formal” reading time. If it’s just free reading, then go for it, but for practice and developing good reading habits, I would be right there until she shows improvement.
Blessings,
Lindsey
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