Check out 3 possible causes to those homework reading issues 
There are actually 3 Roadblocks to Learning Reading. Whether your child has dyslexia, has an identified learning disability, is falling through the cracks at school or is even gifted… understanding what is interfering with their learning reading skills makes the difference in reading success or reading failure.
1. Learning Reading: Phonics Related Problem
This is the type of problem where it is almost ‘painful’ to listen to your child read. This first roadblock to reading success is phonics related. Phonics reading problems are when a child ‘jumbles’ or mispronounces the words as they are trying to decode (the ability to sound out printed words) or encode (the ability to put letters to the sounds that make up a word). You have no idea what the word is that they are trying to read until you look at it yourself.
2. Learning Reading: Fluency/Visual Tracking Problem
This is when you listen to your child read the selection doesn’t
make any sense to you. You know something must be missing. The second reading roadblock to reading success is where it takes your child what seems like forever to read the sentence or they have skipped, omitted, or repeated words when reading. They may even re-read the whole selection and still not get meaning from it because they have missed
bits and pieces of what they have read.
3. Learning Reading: Lack of Language or Vocabulary Problem
This is when your child reads and you know they don’t understand the meaning of the words they are reading.This prevents comprehension or being able to understand what you read. Many children don’t have a large base of language or vocabulary. This happens often due to poor visual memory or auditory memory skills. This makes reading comprehension difficult.
There are solutions to each of these roadblocks to learning reading skills once you have identified the cause. You must identify your child’s personal roadblock to insure success.
This guest blog was contributed by:
Bonnie Terry, M. Ed., BCET
Bonnie Terry, currently a Board Certified Educational Therapist and Learning Disabilities Specialist in private practice. She has served as a special education teacher since 1973. Bonnie received her B.S. in Elementary Education and Special Education from Illinois State University, Normal, IL. She received a M. Ed. in Special Education from California State University, Sacramento, CA. Bonnie Terry is internationally recognized as an expert in Educational Therapy and Learning Disabilities
http://www.bonnieterrylearning.com/
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