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I have a son that is reading quite below grade level. We are desperately trying to remediate his problem with drs and therapies, etc. In the meantime, how can I provide him with a Charlotte Mason Education?
Thank you!
I am by no means an expert, but I do have a boy who is a struggling reader and at one point we had tons of dr. appts (mostly for me and my high-risk pregnancy).
1. I still read outloud to them (the oldest is 9) and I plan on reading outloud for many, many years to come. Kids can understand a much higher level than they can read. I read science, history, literature and poetry to them. All told it’s an hour or two of reading each day. Then they do some independent reading, at whatever their level is.
2. I read in dr’s waiting rooms and in the exam room. We listened to books on tape (ok, CD) in the car and at bedtime. We listened to classical music during lunch or at breakfast. Sometimes we’d look at art books.
3. They drew narration pictures in the car or at the drs. They narrated what we’d read earlier that day or the day before. They also did handwriting/copywork at the dr (I had a bag with books, paper, clipboards, magna-doodles and crayons/colored pencils).
4. Sometimes we just took it back to basics and only did a few subjects on a given day. I tried to stay consistent with math, read-alouds, reading practice (where they read to me) and handwriting. If I had to ditch something every now and then I (tried) not to worry.
Just because a child can’t read doesn’t mean they can’t get a good education in the meantime. It just takes some creative scheduling and some work on your part. Best of luck to you!
Heather
I agree with Heather. I think the key is going to be your reading aloud to him so he gets the information from living books without having to read it all himself. It is going to be more work for you but worth it.
Do you have any older children who are fluent readers? My 8 and 6 year olds don’t read yet but I read history to them, my 12 year old reads a fun read aloud to them and my 11 year old reads a science reader to them. That way they get all the books read that I want but I don’t have to do all the work. If you don’t have olders, try books on tape or CD’s.
Have you heard of Dianne Craft? You may want to look into some of her stuff depending on what it is that is causing problems for your son. My 11 year old was having trouble with reading and writing and we used her brain integration therapy and it’s help a bunch. His issue was dysgraphia (kind of like a dyslexia of writing). Of course, this therapy won’t work for all problems but she might have something that would help your son.
-Rebecca
Read alouds WITH audio books, too! My oldest learned how to read by listening to a cd while following along in the actual book. He went from choppy to fluent in about 2 months. Our DC library had lots of books on cd with the book.
My kids are using the Jim Hodges cd of Mara Pratt’s American history along with the books.
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