I feel for you. It has been a long road for us and reading. The only thing that I have found that works is to ask the school to allow him to do reports, school work, on books he is interested in. My son is 10 and only likes cars and animals. So we have bought everything we could for cars and animals. Each night we read together for a few minutes. Time is an issue and frustration comes quickly. I read one page then I ask him to read some sentences. We built up to a 1 to 1 deal, he reads one page I read one page. We have even done the comic books. There are nights and days when we don't read anything because he is angry and frustrated or I am angry and frustrated. When these times happen I try to remind myself to 1 stop 2 pay attention to his frustration and not my own 3 not add to his frustration. It is very hard. I hope this helps.

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You child is very lucky that you are taking an interest in her education. Your help will certainly give her an advantage.

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Also, have you considered Dyslexia? -- that would certainly hinder her ability to read.

Good luck, Dena

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You are likely already working with a tutor. However, if not, have you considered finding a reading specialist or speech-language pathologist who is well versed in phonological awareness? Some programs that exist which might be worth asking your tutor/specialist about are: Great Leaps (fluency), Visualizing and Verbalizing (comprehension).

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While we don't have answers yet your story sounds similar to ours. I have asked the school to test her for learning disabilities but cause she isn't in second grade and we haven't done all the interventions possible yet they won't. I found a new psych who is going to be testing her for about 3 hours this summer. Hopefully this testing will help determine if all of her issues are due to adhd or if there is something else. Due to the ADHD diagnosis it should be covered under our insurance mostly too. My husband and I have been working with this for 2 years, kindergarten and 1st. Keep pushing. I have found that asking the same questions over and over, even to the same people, you get a different answer each time. If you feel there is something there, go with your gut. Push for things thru the school it took us a year to get our daughter evaluated by the OT and now she is having sessions with them. The school pretty much told us they didn't recommend us getting her tested on our own, but I won't wait for them. There are more nuances, if you want to email me personally feel free. Quote:

wglover said: Hello Everyone my daughter was diagnosed last year with ADHD inattentive type, they put her on Focalin. She is now on 15 mg and it seems to be helping her really well but I have a problem with her reading. I have tried hook on phonics, and other things but she doesn't read fluently she still reads extremely choppy. I get frustrated with her because she even gets to the point in school were she fakes reading and the teachers know. I am lost at what to do. Any suggestions?

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wglover said: Hello Everyone my daughter was diagnosed last year with ADHD inattentive type, they put her on Focalin. She is now on 15 mg and it seems to be helping her really well but I have a problem with her reading. I have tried hook on phonics, and other things but she doesn't read fluently she still reads extremely choppy. I get frustrated with her because she even gets to the point in school were she fakes reading and the teachers know. I am lost at what to do. Any suggestions?

This is a subject that is very dear to my heart, as I have been working with teachers, and helping children who are having trouble learning to read. Here is a curriculum, I use and it is excellent. http://www.read-phonics.com/

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We are kinda in the same boat. Our daughter tests at the bottom of the first grade. The school won't test her for learning disabilities until at least 2nd grade, but that isn't a guarantee. We have been going back and forth for two years since kindergarten and I didn't feel like waiting anymore despite the school's recommendation to wait out the process. I called around and found a new psychologist that has an ADHD clinic. Our daughter is being tested by them over the summer. The testing should be covered under our insurance due to her diagnosis of ADHD and them needing to find out if her symptoms and behaviors are entirely due to the adhd or if there is something else. The amount of time the insurance will cover is limited. That is where we have to watch. For us we have had to keep researching and asking questions. I just know something isn't right but the school isn't doing anything so if it is in our power we will. I am hoping this will take us to a path of at least being able to help our girl even if we don't get an out and out diagnosis of something else. Hang in there. I am finding there are alot of people in this boat. We just need to stick together.

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I can certainly understand your frustration, our seven year old daughter has a difficult time with reading as well. I find timing is very crucial for reading as it involves a great deal of concentration and effort on their part. As soon as she comes home from school we make sure there is as little distraciton as possible (i.e T.V, video games etc) She is given a snack & drink (brain power) so hunger doesnt detract us off course once we start reading . Generally we talk about her day and engage in calm & quiet conversation to allow her to wind down for about 20-30 minutes and then start reading. If we wait until after dinner she either gets distracted or complains about being tired, this way she is still in 'learning mode' right after school yet she is given enough of a break from school to do some more reading or homework. Also as she is more of a visual learner we get her to draw what she has just read every few pages or so, this keeps her interested and more engaged. For writing stories we have bought a digital recorder, as she writes a paragraph she can read aloud what she has written and can hear if it all makes sense and continue on.

Hopes This Helps, All the Best Regards Matt

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