dose your school offer title one,my daughter was in first and reading on kindergarden level till they suggested title one and know shes in second reading on third grade level. was this helpful

I had the same happen to me last year and my son's teacher suggested a few books ( Magic tree house series) and we started reading them together. It worked! Now he has started reading books above his grade level too.

Go to the libary and take out books that are in between 1st grade and starting 2nd grade level and have the child practice reading on these books.

Read to her alot.
Choral read with her.
Echo read with her.
Books on tape.
Repeated readings.
Talk about what you're reading.
Look at the pictures, title, etc.
Surround her with books and words, flashcards and fun kids magazines.

I would not over emphasize that he/she is behind but rather gather a group of books that you know he/she can read easily and just do those for a few days(with a mix of harder words for spelling in-between one or two words at the most) and increase the difficulty just a little bit each week read for only 20-25 min. and 3 min. on spelling. The guidance counselor and librarian should be able to help you with this.

What can i do to help child in kd.

All such GREAT Advise Here!!!!!

A friend of mine found out last year when they moved to a new school that her son was reading at 3rd grade level at 4grade. Her child's teacher suggested he goes to after school tutoring that was offered in the school and also seek outside reading tutoring. Her son completed 4th grade with the award of the Most Improved in reading and writing. My friend was glad she found out about it and got help for her son right away.

You may want to ask your school if they have tutoring program and I think it would not be a bad idea to get outside tutor also. Keep reading with her at home atleast 15min before bedtime. She'll master in reading by christmas.

First of all, find at what level your 2nd grader reads.

She should be at about 2.0 or 2.1 at this stage. If she reads at about 1.9, it is fine. The test that was given to her shows her at a couple months behind an average kid, whatever that means.

If she is at about 1.0 or 1.1, she would be about one year behind, which is more of a problem, but you found it early. You may want to check by yourself what she reads and not. You do not say who tested her and when. It is possible that she was tired, or did not connect with the person in question. Take a reader at an early 2nd grade level and ask her to read it to you. You will see where she really is at. And, if there is really a problem, you may want to work with her on that, or see if the school can offer some support.

But, once again, there is no such thing as a 1rst grade level. You need to know where she reads at a early 1rst grade or late 1rst grade level.

I think you should talk to her teacher and get her some after-school-help. It might help her as well if you read with her at night. It might help her practice her reading skills

First of all, do not get too stressed!!

Reading kicks in at a certain time and awareness for each child. The average, I have found is halfway through first grade..but really getting the hang of it could happen halfway through second grade...easily..

READ READ READ. Let your child see you reading.
Read to your child. Often. POST sight words around the house on items or on pictures of items or just posted and practiced frequently: "refrigerator", "eat", "house", "go", "room", "door", "girl",etc.

READ READ READ to your child OFTEN OFTEN OFTEN.

Have your child read easy to read books to you.

Take your child to the library. often. Let your child check out books. Let them look around. Encourage the love of books. Even if they see you reading the paper 15 mins a day-=-that is encouragement. READING IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.'

Take them to the bookstore like Barnes and Nobles, Borders, or a small book store by you and let them pick out a book or two as a reward.....at the end of a good week.......etc.

I did this with all my children and all love to read and all are excelling and are GATE(Gifted and Talented Education) students. I NEVER pushed them to read etc at young ages.....I just always read to to them and I read...and that helped. I know reading is the key...to education. It makes school easier.

This is probably a lot for a 2nd grade parent.....I am sorry! But, I hope you find it helpful!!

SLO MOM OF FOUR

Hi, my mom is a teacher, a rather unconventional teacher I would guess but all 3 of her kids were early readers, have 3 Masters degrees and have children who read early. My three nieces are all deans list members and my 8 year old read well at age 2. At the end of her 2nd grade year her state tests suggested she reads at a 7.1 level. Even though I only have one child and have never taught another kid how to read, I'll give you some advice you can bank on.

When your child was an infant and you read to her...she did not understand that the words coming out of your mouth had anything to do with the words on the page. Because she did not know what words were and she did not understand that you were putting sounds to those squiggily little pictures. From the moment I read my daughter a book I held her so she could look at the paper and I followed along with the little squiggily pictures on the page. And you know words are everywhere. My starbucks coffee cup, the letters on her car seat, on my shoes, on my t-shirt, on her toys, street signs. She did not know that I did not normally read without pointing to each letter and sounding it out because I took every opportunity to read in this fashion.

When she was 18 months old, we were flying back to LA from a visit to NY and I was bouncing her in my arms in the back of the plane. She pointed at the exit sign and said exit. The flight attendant who was standing next to me looked so surprised and said "Did that baby just read that sign?' Yes she did and has never stopped reading.

Then I discovered "Leap Pad" with all their accessories! Her world expanded and she excelled greatly. It's also a lot of fun and relatively inexpensive. We also matched the books to her interests. We purchased animal books and went to the zoo. We taught her to cook easy things and got her little cook books. The cook books by the way helped her with math because she has to measure out the ingredients. Giving her the money when we pay at the corner diner helped her learn about money and math. Real world practical things if you move moment by moment can teach your kids so much. And it makes them so self assured.

Also when she learns something new we really try to get her some experience with it. We buy her the little experiments in a box, you can find them all over especially in Barns and Noble. We read about horses so we took her to the Burbank Stables to pet the horses and see what they really look and smell and feel like. We track spiders in our front yard and read about them in her insect books. We both take her to work on occasion and she gets to learn all about what we do. We have just as much fun learning new things with her as she does.

And it's not time consuming because we were eating out of that cereal box anyway, we might as well read it while it's there. As well you can count the "things" on the box. She will pick up counting fast.

Good luck to you both. Have fun. And listen, she will learn to read. Wether she reads as fast as some other kid or not isn't really a big deal. Teaching her the joy of reading. Teaching her that reading can take her anywhere...to Peter Pan's Island or the Land of the Dinosaurs. That is the real objective for you.

Push her, buy her 2nd grade level books and have her read to you in the evenings. It'll be a slow process but well worth it.

Also, speak to your daughter with a very rich vocabulary.

: )

My concern is the new way they are teaching reading. They focus way too much on picture clues, reading to children, and reading comprehension.
Believe me those 3 things are very important, especially reading comprehension, there is no point in reading if a child cannot understand it.

However, they don't spend enough time on phonics. Whole language doesn't work imo, it's just guessing.

I recommend Hooked on Phonics games if you can afford them. Try Amazon : )

Also, I love children's books with a passion but try having her read one with less pictures in it or have her focus on the words more than the pictures. Also, flashcards may be a good use and to make it more fun have her act out each of the verbs.

There are several things you can do....1st and probably the most effective, find something the child enjoys reading...even comic books, nature, choose your own adventure books or even goose bumps... anything that they enjoy or want to know more about.

2nd- Spend time every day reading to them the books they are interested in and then have them read to you back...in the beginning it is difficult to have patience but it is very important to stay focused and make them feel you are truly interested in their reading...obviously the book you read to them can be more difficult than the book they read to you. so start simple with their books.

3rd I always found going to a book store like Dalton or Books a million is a great experience for you and your child. Start this now. Let them select a book they want to read (or have you read) and plan on spending several hours there reading and selecting. Its important that the book selection is their choice and very important that it is something they enjoy. I've been doing this with my daughter for many years and now it has become our favorite bonding time (she's in 8th grade).

I had a son who hated reading (which always leads to a poor reader....we searched and searched for stuff he enjoyed. and it was not easy. But for him, "make your own adventure" books were a hugh hit and the goose bumps. They are for a more advanced reader so I'd recommend you read them to him (or her)....The book store is loaded with books that an early reader may find interesting- even a very basic childs book, e.g., Little Critter books is a great start and few words, lots of pictures and a story line that is based on normal daily events....Invest the time now- it will pay off 10 fold. With my son, he eventually enjoyed reading and actually became an advanced reader years later, reading very dry materials about space, science, etc.

One other caution- don't be discouraged if your child only wants to read one-two pages in the beginning. He'll find it frustrating. Don't force him to read more than he is ready too- set some goals to read more each week. The key to a good reader is having the child realize on their own the fun in it....

One of the best things to teach your child is how fun reading is, Second start off with easy books, you read one page then she reads you a page and so on until she starts feeling comfortable. Then as time goes get books with a little more words. Remeber praise is always great but also keep in mind putting to much pressure on her will also make her not like reading. So make yourself a little schedule for may 20 min a day

Hooked on Phonics really helped my daughter, not the $300 master edition, but the $20 version I picked up at BiMart. I am not a teacher, so I had no clue what to work on with her, and just from going through a few things there, I learned a little about how to help her read. Also, pick books that will interest her and make her feel successful, so gradually move the level of reading up. Repetition is also helpful, read the same book a few times, but not so much that it is just memorized.

My best advice is to advocate for you child. What can the school offer in terms of extra help. Find out from them where her difficulties are i.e. fluency, phonemic awareness, etc. Ask them for specific things you could do at home to support her reading. As a first grade teacher my opinion about the best thing you can do is make reading fun. Reading to and with your daughter everyday will help her more than you know. Do everything you can to make reading a stress-free activity at home. I can give you more specific suggestions if you hit a dead end. Happy reading!

Just be a loving mom and praise her for everything she is doing well. There will be enough pressure at school among peers anyways. Your daughter needs you to love her for who she is, not for what she can do. She will catch up soon enough and this will be a past detail of her history. Just love her.........some children are late bloomers, but with the loving sun rays from mom, she will grow to be a beautiful flower. There is no comparison needed in her life. A field has many different flowers at many levels, but they are all beautiful.

As a teacher, my focus was on children with reading disabilities. Back in the "old days," (mid-90s) children were given until age 8 before we panicked and diganosed them. Unfortunately, we require kindergarteners to read. Some children are not developmentally ready to read until that age. So it's not time to panic yet, but it is time to intervene.

Does your child have "phonemic awareness" or a sense of sounds related to letter or chunks of words? Can she sound out three letter words?

There is a book called "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" by Siegfried Engelmann. It is the basis of the SRA Reading Mastery program. This utilizes research based strategies to develop phonemic awareness and decoding skills. It really works!

Good luck, and remember... children who are stressed about it or think they are not meeting your expectations are less likely to succeed. Keep reading fun!

You've already received some great advice. I thought I'd chime in with some links to articles from the GreatSchools Library. Hopefully you'll find something in here that's helpful as well.

Here's an article titled "How to Read With Your Child" that has some really good ideas about how to make reading interesting and fun: www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/44

Here is a link to an "Ask the Experts: How Do I Help a Struggling Reader": www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/473

Here's one called, "Your Second-Grader and Reading,":www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/555

Read! Read!? Read! Read to her! Read with her! Ler her read to you! Read by your self (modeling). Read fun things like how to make paper dolls or boats. Just read. Libraries are there for all of us!

Best answer I can think of is 'know your kid.'

First and foremost, please don't take this as a personal affront on your ability to parent or as an immediate sign your child is in some way deficient. There are a plethora of reasons he/she may be reported as testing below grade level.

She/he just started second grade, right? A lot of schools are giving the GATES test or DRA or any number of other assessments on the first few days of school to see where their kids are and where they need to work to improve. The problem with this is a lot of kids didn't retain or actually regress (especially at younger ages) during summer break. In addition, several students just plain don't test well or need a bit more time than most standardized tests allow.

Not time to worry yet. First, ask school how your child's reading level was determined. If it was basic standardized testing, still not time to worry. Regartdless of the answer, ask your child to read to you.....don't help sound out words or finish sentences. If you sense discomfort in your child with the idea of reading aloud to you, odds are the child isn't comfortable with reading and needs a bit of help to catch up.

The labeling things around the house works great. Buy some post-its and go to town.....stove, table, floor....we even had a sign on the cat for a while.....Also, during regular conversation, don't make a big deal, but ask for help reading directions on the box of pasta, or on laundry detergent....street signs, etc.

If you dont see progress in 6 months or so, or if you identify a consistant pattern, notify school, or request testing.

Please never think your childs' educational successes or perceived failures are a fault in his/her character. The two are completely separate and should never intercede.

Good luck!

Where are you getting this information? It sounds like the new teacher did a quick DRA eval of all her students? I wonder where in 1st grade your daughter tests. Is she at beginning 1st grade, or end of 1st grade. If she's a whole year behind and you can't pinpoint some reason (like missing a good chunk of first grade, or moving from a much inferior school system), well then you should ask for an evaluation for learning disabilities.

If she has a reading disability, the sooner it's addressed the better. If you feel that there's a concern, don't let anyone talk you into "wait and see".

If however, she's tested at the end of 1st grade, then you might be ok getting some extra reading tutoring or some standard extra reading program through the school.

First off many kids do catch up and you should not worry too much at this point. But I would start by speaking to her teacher and find out what things they are working on in class and does she have any extra books or tools you could take to work with her at home.

Also you can start labeling things in your house. Encourage her to do the same as well. No it doesn't look beautiful but even if you do it for a brief period of time if you turn it into a game she may enjoy it.

You could also pick up a chapter book that she would enjoy and ask her to read to you each evening. If it is a book she would love this will excite her all the more about learning how to read it.

And you could also look into getting a tutor. That extra time with someone who specifically is working on her with this can make all the difference.