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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 375641" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I haven't read all the responses so sorry if I repeat something someone said.</p><p> </p><p>Have you tried magazines? There are all kinds of mags aimed at kids. If he likes sports, try Sports Illustrated for Kids. If he likes a tv show, pokemon, computer games, legos, whatever, you can probably find a magazine for it. Search google for magazine deals, and also go to <a href="http://www.gottadeal.com" target="_blank">www.gottadeal.com</a> (free registration) and search for magazine deals or cheap magazines. It can make a HUGE difference in their reading. I have a cousin with a son who's birthday was 1 day less than a year before Wiz b'day. He was reading at 5 when he was in Montessori with Wiz, but his parents sent him to the school run daycare to get him used to the school before he started kdg. He totally stopped reading and then in kdg just refused to do it. When my great aunt (his great gma) told me about it I suggested a year of SI for kids, and that she buy an issue to give him along with a note that it was coming for a year.</p><p> </p><p>He started reading again with the magazine. It had short articles, so he could see a clear end, and it was something he was really interested in.</p><p> </p><p>Last year I used a website to send Family Fun magazine to several people for a year. I had to do it in groups of 2 to get the price, otherwise it was $10, so I sent one to totoro's kiddos and from a recent post they seem to look forward to it! I also gave mag subscriptions to a number of other people, including myself, by finding deals on them online.</p><p> </p><p>If you know someone interested in women's magazines like Vogue, you can get a free subscription if you purchase $35 worth of makeup from <a href="http://www.eyeslipsface.com" target="_blank">www.eyeslipsface.com</a> (a great makeup company with inexpensive makeup that is very high quality - much of it close to dept store quality in the minerals line and studio line!)</p><p> </p><p>Have you tried audiobooks? Many books, even kids books, are available in unabridged audiobooks (it will be confusing if you use an abridged audiobook). Have difficult child follow along in the book as he listens to the audiobook. One of my parents' friends is a reading teacher and she recommends this for any student who is resistant to reading. Sometimes she will end the audiobook right before something happens, after the events that lead up to it. Often the kids will go ahead and read it before they see her again because they get so interested in the books.</p><p> </p><p>At age 10 you might try the Artemis Fowl books, the first Harry Potter books, and maybe even the Magic Treehouse books, depending on his interests and maturity levels. If a relative has a calming speaking voice you might ask them to read a book into a microphone and send a recording to you. My dad did that with Uncle Wiggily stories and it was incredibly soothing for my kids. His voice is like the dad from Happy Days and is so soothing that we couldn't play them out loud in the car because they relaxed us too much! My kids fell asleep to that for a long time, and still dig out the old cassettes sometimes. The sp ed teacher Wiz had in 5th grade used them with other students and they were very soothing and calming with-o annoying any of the kids - to the point kids would ask to listen to them when they were getting upset. She moved to a high school and took them with her and even those students listened to them!!!</p><p> </p><p>If the kids are close to a relative, and generally try to behave around them, then that is the person to choose to read. Try to have the kid follow along in the book as the person reads - it helps their brains process what they are hearing/reading in a more effective way, or so the friend who is a reading specialist says.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 375641, member: 1233"] I haven't read all the responses so sorry if I repeat something someone said. Have you tried magazines? There are all kinds of mags aimed at kids. If he likes sports, try Sports Illustrated for Kids. If he likes a tv show, pokemon, computer games, legos, whatever, you can probably find a magazine for it. Search google for magazine deals, and also go to [URL="http://www.gottadeal.com"]www.gottadeal.com[/URL] (free registration) and search for magazine deals or cheap magazines. It can make a HUGE difference in their reading. I have a cousin with a son who's birthday was 1 day less than a year before Wiz b'day. He was reading at 5 when he was in Montessori with Wiz, but his parents sent him to the school run daycare to get him used to the school before he started kdg. He totally stopped reading and then in kdg just refused to do it. When my great aunt (his great gma) told me about it I suggested a year of SI for kids, and that she buy an issue to give him along with a note that it was coming for a year. He started reading again with the magazine. It had short articles, so he could see a clear end, and it was something he was really interested in. Last year I used a website to send Family Fun magazine to several people for a year. I had to do it in groups of 2 to get the price, otherwise it was $10, so I sent one to totoro's kiddos and from a recent post they seem to look forward to it! I also gave mag subscriptions to a number of other people, including myself, by finding deals on them online. If you know someone interested in women's magazines like Vogue, you can get a free subscription if you purchase $35 worth of makeup from [URL="http://www.eyeslipsface.com"]www.eyeslipsface.com[/URL] (a great makeup company with inexpensive makeup that is very high quality - much of it close to dept store quality in the minerals line and studio line!) Have you tried audiobooks? Many books, even kids books, are available in unabridged audiobooks (it will be confusing if you use an abridged audiobook). Have difficult child follow along in the book as he listens to the audiobook. One of my parents' friends is a reading teacher and she recommends this for any student who is resistant to reading. Sometimes she will end the audiobook right before something happens, after the events that lead up to it. Often the kids will go ahead and read it before they see her again because they get so interested in the books. At age 10 you might try the Artemis Fowl books, the first Harry Potter books, and maybe even the Magic Treehouse books, depending on his interests and maturity levels. If a relative has a calming speaking voice you might ask them to read a book into a microphone and send a recording to you. My dad did that with Uncle Wiggily stories and it was incredibly soothing for my kids. His voice is like the dad from Happy Days and is so soothing that we couldn't play them out loud in the car because they relaxed us too much! My kids fell asleep to that for a long time, and still dig out the old cassettes sometimes. The sp ed teacher Wiz had in 5th grade used them with other students and they were very soothing and calming with-o annoying any of the kids - to the point kids would ask to listen to them when they were getting upset. She moved to a high school and took them with her and even those students listened to them!!! If the kids are close to a relative, and generally try to behave around them, then that is the person to choose to read. Try to have the kid follow along in the book as the person reads - it helps their brains process what they are hearing/reading in a more effective way, or so the friend who is a reading specialist says. [/QUOTE]
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