[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Deciding what kids can read

[golden faile]

Jessica wrote:
 > I understand that there are children with difficulties who need extra help, but 
I'm talking about your average child.  It is not unreasonable to expect a child 
to learn to read at age 4 in my opinion (I learned at age 3).  But there are still 
young people in high school who read at a grammar school level.  We place 
too much emphasis on being popular or being good at sports and not nearly 
enough on academic achievement.  

I also believe that we don't provide nearly enough support for those students 
with some learning difficulties.  I have a friend who was diagnosed with 
dislexya at age 8, but no one did anything to help him with it until age 15.  As 
a result he dropped out of school.  He still claims to be unable to read to this 
day.  I know he is able to read, but only very rudimentarily.  How is is possible 
that he made it through 10 grades of school with only 2nd or 3rd grade 
reading ability?

 

Laila:

I think that the issue here is not reading 

material. The issue seems to be getting the

child to read. I agree with you about parents

not challenging their children. IF you keep

books around from the beginning,read to child-

ren and get them interested half of he battle is 

done.

 I've kept books in my house from day one. My son 

is in the sixth grade and reads on an 11th grade 

level, but so did I and so will his sister. People 

are always impressed with this and I think to myself 

that it should not be uncommon. The key is to read 

and develope a good vocabulary.

I think in most cases it just comes down to parent 

involvement. People don't care to pay attention to 

how their children are doing.If parents are in tune 

with their kids,they know what they are capable and 

whether or not they are capable of more.

Popularity an athletics have their place.I think 

we all wish for our kids to have it all,friends, academics,and to be healthy. My son tends

to be a bookworm, I wish that he would make some 

friends and play a sport( he seems a bit lonely to me). 

Is this wrong? 

As for your friend, sadly there are alot of cases like this, his parents,

a teacher, someone should have noticed. There are quite a few kids who slip 

through the cracks by simply faking it because of overcrowding in classrooms 

or many of the other distractions in our public school systems. I can understand 

your frustration. Sorry did not mean to babble.

 







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