Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 When I taught homeschool, this was a concern of mine because my son had trouble with it. I had him stand up in front of me and read aloud, and I would tell him, " louder! with expression! " He would laugh, but it really helped him! He started to talk like the characters were talking in books and he developed a joy for reading! I am so happy about it, he always has his nose in a book and is telling me how much he likes to read. It certainly didn't start that way. Just an FYI, we used the ABEKA homeschool curriculum and I absolutely loved the readers. You can order them alone if you want, they are totally worth it in my opinion. > > Hi All, > > I need a very good program for reading comprehension for my son 10 yr old. I want to focus on summer time in reading comprehension because he really needs help here . Any recomandation is great appreciated. > I can't wait for any reply > > Thanks > Keda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 When you teach reading comprehension, you need to pick books that are really too easy for your child to read so that they can focus on the meaning not " reading " . I am very directive when I teach this and I go very slowly. I pick a great descriptive passage and have my students draw the picture of what is being described either on paper or in their head depending on the level they are at. You may have to tell him exactly how to do this in the beginning. You are teaching the technique so go slowly. Many students don't realize that this is what the rest of us are doing. They have been so focused on " reading " that they don't get to the next step and need a push. If your child is more words oriented then maybe having them write what is happening may help. One of my daughters is a kinesthetic learner. The only way that she was able to remember things was to learn them while moving. She would jump on the little trampoline when studying or jump on and off the couch or put things on index cards and read them and then throw them on the floor and jump on them. As she has gotten older she does not have to do this as much but when she has to memorize things like biology, she will still pace while she is studying. Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 You didn't say if your son is verbal or not. I have used Time4Learning with our 9 year old son this past year with great success. He is somewhat verbal and can be prompted to speak in short sentences, but has much higher receptive language. His old school was waiting on his speech without pushing reading. The Time4Learning program allows you to pick what grade level you want to work on and it can be different for different subjects (you can work multiple levels in one subject as well -- our son likes to go back to first grade passages even though we now in 3rd grade). The cost is relatively low (we pay $20 a month) and can be cancelled without a long term commitment. I started our son out last summer in 1st grade and he ran through 2nd grade language arts by Oct. because he loved it so much. We spent the rest of this year on 3rd grade language arts and found the reading comprehension very thorough. The computer format keeps the kids entertained. I would even put up with short stimming on the final score graphics which are entertaining only if you get all the answers right. The computer's multiple choice format allows our son to answer complex reading comprehension questions and he is reading at grade level. Pusing reading, spelling, and grammar have increased his speech. There are opportunities to read out loud and our son is reading at 70+ words per minute on the passages even though his auditory processing and other delays give him so much trouble with independent speech. Kay Berry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks , I like Time4learning so much and I have registered both my kids. My son can read very well for his age (10) he is very good in spelling. He started to comprehend now in very low level and auditory processing is anther problem too The problem with computer is:he can stim so bad if he stays in computer and and can script all day what he reads. For that reason I want to work with books. If someone knows any good program please I need that so bad for my son. thanks Keda Subject: Re: Reading comprehensionTo: mb12 valtrex Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 9:21 AM You didn't say if your son is verbal or not. I have used Time4Learning with our 9 year old son this past year with great success. He is somewhat verbal and can be prompted to speak in short sentences, but has much higher receptive language. His old school was waiting on his speech without pushing reading. The Time4Learning program allows you to pick what grade level you want to work on and it can be different for different subjects (you can work multiple levels in one subject as well -- our son likes to go back to first grade passages even though we now in 3rd grade). The cost is relatively low (we pay $20 a month) and can be cancelled without a long term commitment. I started our son out last summer in 1st grade and he ran through 2nd grade language arts by Oct. because he loved it so much. We spent the rest of this year on 3rd grade language arts and found the reading comprehension very thorough. The computer format keeps the kids entertained. I would even put up with short stimming on the final score graphics which are entertaining only if you get all the answers right. The computer's multiple choice format allows our son to answer complex reading comprehension questions and he is reading at grade level. Pusing reading, spelling, and grammar have increased his speech. There are opportunities to read out loud and our son is reading at 70+ words per minute on the passages even though his auditory processing and other delays give him so much trouble with independent speech. Kay Berry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Is any website or where can I check for these books. Please help. Keda Subject: Re: Reading comprehensionTo: mb12 valtrex Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 12:05 AM You might check into some second language learner books. They are geared better for comprehension and are purposely less stressful and children learning second languages have proven to be better learners under less stress.>> Hi All,> > I need a very good program for reading comprehension for my son 10 yr old. I want to focus on summer time in reading comprehension because he really needs help here . Any recomandation is great appreciated.> I can't wait for any reply> > Thanks> Keda> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 If you are looking for a program outside the home, I highly recommend mood-Bell Centers. I will admit they are expensive, and because of this they were a last resort. But my son made such HUGE gains with them in reading comprehension that I'm sorry we didn't try them first. They are a national chain. I forget the website, but you can google it. Hope that helps. M Is any website or where can I check for these books. Please help. Keda Subject: Re: Reading comprehensionTo: mb12 valtrex Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 12:05 AM You might check into some second language learner books. They are geared better for comprehension and are purposely less stressful and children learning second languages have proven to be better learners under less stress. > > Hi All,> > I need a very good program for reading comprehension for my son 10 yr old. I want to focus on summer time in reading comprehension because he really needs help here . Any recomandation is great appreciated. > I can't wait for any reply> > Thanks> Keda> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Check out Starfall.comAlso www.One More Story.com is running a summer special - $15 for 3 months. This is an awesome website. You can preview it for free. Dina Tarah, MFT BE WELL! To: mb12 valtrex From: marie.slater@...Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:10:28 -0400Subject: Re: Re: Reading comprehension If you are looking for a program outside the home, I highly recommend mood-Bell Centers. I will admit they are expensive, and because of this they were a last resort. But my son made such HUGE gains with them in reading comprehension that I'm sorry we didn't try them first. They are a national chain. I forget the website, but you can google it. Hope that helps. M On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:38 AM, keda dervishi <kddervishi> wrote: Is any website or where can I check for these books. Please help. Keda From: mvpoppins <mvpoppins> Subject: Re: Reading comprehensionTo: mb12 valtrex Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 12:05 AM You might check into some second language learner books. They are geared better for comprehension and are purposely less stressful and children learning second languages have proven to be better learners under less stress. > > Hi All,> > I need a very good program for reading comprehension for my son 10 yr old. I want to focus on summer time in reading comprehension because he really needs help here . Any recomandation is great appreciated. > I can't wait for any reply> > Thanks> Keda> Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing™ now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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