Reading

Advice from a homeschooling expert on teaching a six-year-old who has no patience for reading.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Increase your LD child's reading comprehension by teaching him how to be an active reader.

Your son's recognition and sounding-out ability are remarkable for a four-year-old. But he may not be ready to read, even though he is able to work with the cards.

Find how to foster a love of reading in your child.

Find advice on how to improve reading comprehension using computer software and other methods.

Here are exercises you can do at home to strengthen your child's oral reading skills.

By the time a child is 12 years old, he should be able to recognize letter sounds. I suggest you have your son evaluated by a trained professional to determine how you can help him succeed.

How do you begin to teach a 14-year-old to read, when she's reading on a 2.5 grade level?

Our expert makes a recommendation for a reading comprehension program.

Learn how to educate yourself about nonverbal learning disorders (NLD).

A tutor seeks advice on how to help two ten-year-olds with a first-grade reading level.

It's very hard to be motivated to read if reading is hard for you.

First grade is when children traditionally learn how to read; a child does not need to enter the grade already reading.

As a basic foundation for learning to read and write, kids need strong speaking and listening skills.

Get your child reading early on with an activity that uses his name. This activity is also helpful for children with learning disabilities.

A child who has reading comprehension difficulties won't find much pleasure in reading on his own.

Specific reading comprehension troubles, such as difficulty with rhyming words or sight words, don't usually signal a catastrophic problem.

This article explains why it is important to frequently read to your child.