My Son's Reading

This is where new posts begin. All questions or discussions about any of Heart of Dakota's curriculums start here. If you wish to share a one-time post about your family's experience with our curriculum, you may post under the specific curriculum title (found beneath this "Main Board" heading).
Post Reply
mrsrandolph
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:21 pm
Location: Cartersville, GA

My Son's Reading

Post by mrsrandolph » Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:19 pm

My son is finishing the emerging readers. He reads well. However, if I don't have him place his finger under the words he is reading, he simply gets lost. He also "reads" what he *thinks* the sentence should say often times instead of what is actually there. I will say things like, "Let's try slowing down and try that sentence again." But this interrupts the flow of the story.

Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

...the embarrassed reading specialist :oops:
Shannon Randolph LOVING HOD & Running 4 Guides & DITHOR
Mommy to 4 Precious Blessings
Cassie (15- World Geography),
Will (14- Rev2Rev,
Ellie (12- Res2Ref), and
Jack (10- CTC)

edsnyder
Posts: 95
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:00 pm

Re: My Son's Reading

Post by edsnyder » Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:15 pm

I am no expert but I read where a lady made a book mark that had a "window" in it to where the word the child was reading was basically the only word viewable...Don't know if that would help or not but thought I would throw it out there :)
Elisa help meet to my husband Luke of 12 years and mother of three awesome children:
ds9 - Bigger
ds6 - Beyond - Half Speed
dd3 - Little Hands -

blessedmomof4
Posts: 1138
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:34 pm
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Re: My Son's Reading

Post by blessedmomof4 » Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:43 pm

I recently purchased for my 14 yo a set of "window" bookmarks call see-n-read. They have a clear window that shows one line at a time, while the rest of the bookmark is gray-you can see the rest of the text, but the line you are on is "highlighted" by the clear window. Having said that, if your son is at the emerging readers level, I don't see anything wrong with allowing him to keep his place with his finger for now.
Lourdes
Wife to Danforth
2 grads 9/19/92,7/8/95
2 in charter school 1/31/98, 9/19/99
3 in Heaven 8/11/06, 8/18/10, 9/13/13
Future HODie is here! 9/14/12

psreit
Posts: 1034
Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:17 am
Location: Pennsyvania

Re: My Son's Reading

Post by psreit » Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:44 pm

My dd does the exact same thing. She has problems with eye tracking. The technical term is convergence-when the eyes don't team together. You may want to get his eyes tested for that. Even if his vision is good, it could be a problem. Sometimes vision therapy is recommended. That involves special exercises for the eyes. There are others who have talked about that problem on here. My dd frustrates after reading a while, because she loses her place or because she doesn't say the right word. So we don't always get the normal amount of reading done each day. She had eye problems at birth, so her situation is more complex. We haven't gotten through the ER's yet. Hopefully, we'll finish those by the end of this coming school year. She is going to need a pointer or ruler for a long time. That's okay. I'm just happy she's reading. :D
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. III John 4
Pam
dh 33 yrs
ds29 church planter in MA
dd27 SAH mom
dd26
dd 12
3 dgs(5,2, & born 6/15) & 2 dgd(3 & born 2/15)

LynnH
Posts: 1846
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:41 pm
Location: OH
Contact:

Re: My Son's Reading

Post by LynnH » Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:33 pm

My ds uses the see n read also and it is a big help to keep him from losing his place.
Mom to:
dd 22 college graduate and employed as an Intervention Specialist
ds 18 US2, Loved Preparing, CTC , RTR , Rev to Rev, MTMM ,WG, WH and US1
http://www.graceandfur.blogspot.com/

mrsrandolph
Posts: 717
Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:21 pm
Location: Cartersville, GA

Re: My Son's Reading

Post by mrsrandolph » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:05 am

Just ordered one!!
Shannon Randolph LOVING HOD & Running 4 Guides & DITHOR
Mommy to 4 Precious Blessings
Cassie (15- World Geography),
Will (14- Rev2Rev,
Ellie (12- Res2Ref), and
Jack (10- CTC)

Post Reply