Where to start? My grandson thinks this is boring stuff.
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:44 am
I just received this email enquiry below and asked this lady if she would be happy for me to copy it here so other people could benefit from both the question and the reply - this is not an altogether uncommon situation for parents and grandparents!
Dear Debbie,
I am very impressed with Phonics International together with the teaching thereof, however with so many recourses to access I am totally confused as to what I need to purchase to get me going and my second problem is that I have a dyslexia/ADHD 9 year old grandson who is reading at a 7 year old level. I would like to get him up to speed but I do not know where to start him with regards to your programme. He is an extremely reluctant learner, he does not have a lot of idea about phonics and when l try to teach him he rebels and tells me he already knows. I have tried many different approaches without a lot of success. On the flipside of the coin this child is extremely intelligent scoring in the genius category for oral language, he also thinks he is an adult that doesn't have to learn this boring stuff.
Your thoughts on where to start this child on the path to success would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
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(Retired Teacher)