tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post8936981300456831885..comments2024-03-22T14:58:07.239-05:00Comments on Ordinary Time: Unorthodoxthecurrysevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-66486908592317199172014-05-09T14:56:15.920-05:002014-05-09T14:56:15.920-05:00One thing that helped with my son's homework: ...One thing that helped with my son's homework: He hated assignments that involved any kind of drawing--for instance, color-coding the different parts of a cell. I let him watch TV for such assignments. He never rushed through them that way. <br /><br />Re TM: could it be that one challenge is simply not liking fiction that much? Lots of beginning boy readers prefer nonfiction, and will sometimes read above grade level on a topic they're really interested in. Especially if it's a nice kill-y topic like sharks, weapons, wars, pirates, poisonous animals, spies... You probably know all this already, but since you mentioned "stories," I thought I'd bring it up.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-50938668493739518042014-05-06T19:44:13.011-05:002014-05-06T19:44:13.011-05:00I started out with reluctant readers. It was not ...I started out with reluctant readers. It was not fun. I found out late that they had major vision issues. The key that opened the door for reading in their lives was to have them listen to books and read along. I would frequently stop the audio and check to make sure they were following along and not just listening to the story. We now have a subscription to Audible for my 8th grade son who is an extreme auditory learner. So he reads all of his more difficult books with the aid of audio. He also listens to his science and reads along. This has been a HUGE help in his comprehension. <br />Kim CrawfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com