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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Public Elementary School, 4th Grade, Reading Comp Program?

MJ765
Posted: 04 Oct 2015, 6:11 am 

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Thanks, you give me much to think about. I have been struggling with the whole reading comp thing for months, and you make me realize the most I'm going to accomplish is exposing him to situations to gain an understanding. I started out thinking, 'ok, his brain doesn't make the same connections as N...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Public Elementary School, 4th Grade, Reading Comp Program?

MJ765
Posted: 03 Oct 2015, 10:46 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 834
I'm getting nowhere trying to get some reading comprehension help for my 9-year-old Aspie son. He has speech therapy for pragmatic language skills once a week. The school added on a second session with the speech therapist that is supposed to be focused on reading comp, but she really has no backgro...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Reading Comprehension - Methods, Curriculum

MJ765
Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 6:54 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 573
@Waterfalls: Yes, his reading comp is great if it is fact-based info that can be found it the text. It's the inference that throws him. I'm going to try the visual ideas suggested by @eikonabridge. I doubt the school will allow him to write in textbooks, but I think he could have a drawing journal t...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Reading Comprehension - Methods, Curriculum

MJ765
Posted: 26 Sep 2015, 9:14 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 573
Thanks - I really like the highlighter idea and blank drawing space. I'm on it! FYI - your response fits in perfectly with where Noah is at right now... he loves the Origami Yoda books, and folds each character as he progresses through the chapters. (He looks ahead to figure out what he needs for ea...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Reading Comprehension - Methods, Curriculum

MJ765
Posted: 26 Sep 2015, 7:27 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 573
My 9-year-old son excels in math and science, however struggles particularly in reading comprehension. He of course can handle any fact-recall text. But if he needs to make inferences (combine what he reads with life experiences and draw conclusions), or take the perspective of a character in the bo...
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