Remedial reading for baby bikie

**FROSTY:Me** · 21st June 2006, 20:49

Well baby bikie is struggling a little with his reading.
Ol dad thought --Time for a remedial reading program.
So thanks a million KB -- Dunno how much good its gonna be to him
Baby Bikie now can read Suzuki, Yamaha, big end bearing,conrod,wheelie,jandled and a bunch of other bike type stuff.--HMM teacher for some reasion wasnt over impressed

**Crisis management** · 21st June 2006, 21:21

Good on you, it doesn't matter what they read, only that they read. If its interesting to them and keeps them engaged and keen to read use it.

**FROSTY:Me** · 22nd June 2006, 08:30

well theres stuff I suddenlt forget how to spell --like the stuff from a certain mr poos

**Cookie** · 22nd June 2006, 08:53

Originally Posted by Crisis management

Good on you, it doesn't matter what they read, only that they read. If its interesting to them and keeps them engaged and keen to read use it.

I agree! There is a point of view (which I am sure teachers among us might debate) that teachers don't teach kids to read - KIDS teach themselves to read. For most kids, the trick is to get the right material in front of them at the right times.

My son was having so much fun pretending to be Batman for 16 hours a day that he didn't really see the point in reading. Lots of positive encouragment along with interesting material, plus a bit of time, all helped in our case.

**Crisis management** · 22nd June 2006, 08:59

Originally Posted by FROSTY

well theres stuff I suddenlt forget how to spell --like the stuff from a certain mr poos

Yeah, but he will no doubt need it at some stage, consider it early learning.....

**Paul in NZ** · 22nd June 2006, 09:07

Hi Frosty

We have been through all this and more with Dyslexia etc in the family.

2 things helped the most. One was something called 'Brain Gym' that was done with a local lady and while I was very VERY sceptical at first, has proved it'self.

Second was sport, in our case netball. Hand / Eye co-ordination is important in the reading / writing process and nothing is better than learning to catch a ball, skipping, marching (in time) and dare I say it, even dancing. Honestly, just playing catch with a ball for 20 mins a day helps a LOT.

Paul n

**ajturbo** · 22nd June 2006, 12:05

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Hi Frosty

We have been through all this and more with Dyslexia etc in the family.

2 things helped the most. One was something called 'Brain Gym' that was done with a local lady and while I was very VERY sceptical at first, has proved it'self.

Second was sport, in our case netball. Hand / Eye co-ordination is important in the reading / writing process and nothing is better than learning to catch a ball, skipping, marching (in time) and dare I say it, even dancing. Honestly, just playing catch with a ball for 20 mins a day helps a LOT.

Paul n

soooo Xbox would be good then?

**BuFfY** · 22nd June 2006, 12:18

If you want someone to work with him a lil bit I am more than happy to.. I need all the practise I can get with teaching how to read etc! And I have just spent a month in a junior classroom so have seen most strategies put in place... some work some don't!

But giving him some of the ready to read books at his level and picking ones that are in a context he likes (obviously he is like is Dad and likes bikes!) then he will be more willing to want to read! Making it fun is the most important thing

**Cookie** · 22nd June 2006, 15:51

Originally Posted by ajturbo

soooo Xbox would be good then?

As my son has got older, he has really enjoyed getting into computer games. PC or Consol, any serious gamer needs to do a lot of reading of installation instructions, game play instructions, screen commands and info, sharing hints and cheats on web forums etc. I think games can be very educational!

**Paul in NZ** · 22nd June 2006, 17:04

Originally Posted by Cookie

As my son has got older, he has really enjoyed getting into computer games. PC or Consol, any serious gamer needs to do a lot of reading of installation instructions, game play instructions, screen commands and info, sharing hints and cheats on web forums etc. I think games can be very educational!

Yes but nothing is better that gaining the skills required to catch a ball, use a bat and ball etc. It's something that is best learnt young. Sell it to them that it will improve their x box skills

**BuFfY** · 22nd June 2006, 17:08

At that age you don't have to sell anything to them, they are like little sponges and all the ever do is soak every experience up and learn so much from all of it.

All part of their equilbrium (study sucks

) and if things are put into contexts that they enjoy then they will learn so much faster as they wont need to go through the accommodation phase of the schemata process.

see my study is boring as!

**Paul in NZ** · 22nd June 2006, 17:16

Originally Posted by BuFfY

At that age you don't have to sell anything to them, they are like little sponges and all the ever do is soak every experience up and learn so much from all of it.

All part of their equilbrium (study sucks

) and if things are put into contexts that they enjoy then they will learn so much faster as they wont need to go through the accommodation phase of the schemata process.

see my study is boring as!

They are like sponges later as well - they suck up everything in my wallet and in my bank account.

**FROSTY:Me** · 22nd June 2006, 19:03

so nothing changes over the years then paul

**Skyryder** · 24th June 2006, 11:43

I found the way to get my kids to read was to read to them. Kids will emulate their parents. If they see mum and dad reading from books they too will want to read from books. The only thing important is that the subject matter must be of interest to them.

Skyryder