My DS is in Y5 and is very badly dyslexic and really, really, really struggles with reading.
He can now read level 2b books 'with support' - ie if I sit next to him and point to every word. If he gets it wrong I leave my finger on the word and he tries again.
However, due to his early difficulties he is in the habit of guessing a lot - even though he's been very well taught with phonics and can sound out most words, he still guesses.
So, my problem is he can't really read silently at all. Because he guesses any word that he can't read easily. So, for example, he get's most questions wrong on a reading comprehension paper.
How can I teach him to read silently?
How can he know if he's read a word right or not?
How can I stop him guessing?
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How to teach silent reading?
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MandarinTwist · 26/02/2013 13:28
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