How didnt you catch it sooner? Do you read with your child? Teacher aren’t the only ones who are responsible for the mental growth of our children. My sons teacher is there to help him understand things in a different way. We sent him to preschool this year already knowing his alphabet, letters, numbers, how to spell and write his name. His teacher was so impressed she does have to find other things to do while some other kids are catching up to his level but he is 5 and starting to read level 1 books on his own! And im not saying that every child should be this way but you have 4 years with your child to prepare them for school. And what do you do all summer? Do you not keep up on anything, just let them fall behind, work with your kid, find ways to teach them that interests them. Have them read street signs, menus, something!!! Don’t neglect your child for 8 years then blame it on the school system because you failed your child!
Flash cards with the alphabet. Once he has gotten the letters down pat, small sight words. Once he has a few of those good, read to him and let him say the sight words. It will take triple the time to read a small book, but it’s worth it. Brag on how great he does when he gets a sight word right. You can google sight word lists that are used in schools. It’s tough, but you got this!!! And more importantly, he’s got this!!! Be patient!!
He CAN catch up… My son missed a lot of school during the primary one and two because we had a lot of family trauma going on and he got very behind with his reading the school informed me and he had extra lessons called reading recovery where he did one to one work with a special needs teacher and lots of work at home with me…
It worked 
he’s now at uni about to finnsh a three year course and get himself a degree in computer science:ok_hand:
Not to be rude but it’s EVERYONES job to educate a child not just the teachers
I think you need to liase closely with the school you all need to put your heads together now and make a plan for this poor boy
Imo you have ALL let him down!
All you judging her and not knowing her situation. None of you know what goes on in her everyday life. Just that her son is having issues reading. It happens…What is important is that she has realized the issue and is trying to correct it, and asking for suggestions. Try helping instead of making her feel worse. I guarantee none of you are perfect.
OP: Try flashcards, maybe some YouTube channels can help, try sitting down and making him read a short book each night, give him a weekly reward and the end of the week if he reaches his goals for reading. Have him read them to you of course. Have him spell words as well. That can help him identify the words. Good luck.
My son had a reading disability. That also means he is not good at spelling. He has had this disability for years. (1st grade.) They did catch it. But I have excepted that he will catch up.he has a hard time putting sounds together And it’s ok. He can still graduate and have a career in what field he pleases just like everyone els. He does have confident issues because of it. He does not think he will graduate. this might a part of him for the rest of his life. Support him, Build him up. Let him know he can still be and do anything he wants. The sky is the limit. Its important. Maybe you can try some decoding skills. There might be some classes online and resources. That would help break words down. And i would be realy mad at the teachers. They would be hearing an ear full from me. And they are suppose to be the experts. But all school system’s are different as well as teachers. Some are just lazy and dont give a sh*t. But then my son’s teacher’s have been very supportive.
I’m not bashing by any means. But I saw in an above comment and I must agree. Children learn by being read to. So you should be reading him a story every night. Having his follow along. And eventually he should be reading to you and so on and so forth. From the moment my child could speak I was reading her bedtime stories and eventually she had it memorized and then she started trying to read it to me and then actually started to recognize the words that were on the page and was suddenly able to read. Before she even started school. It’s not the schools job to teach your child to read. It’s yours. Its only their job to assist in their learning. To help. It takes a village but there also has to be a structure to start.
I would start with flashcards for simple words. Label everything in your house what it is.
Lamp, lightswitch, light, bed, dresser, etc.
Read. Read to him. Have him follow along. Have him repeat the words to you after a few days. Read the same book over and over pretty much until he has it memorized. Have him then start reading the book to you. He will start recognizing the words he’s actually saying. It might take time or he might pick it up over night. But it’s all about consistency.
Good luck momma.
It’s not too late, working on helping my 6 yr old read better too. The important thing is you realized the issue needs to be addressed. Spend every moment you can pointing out signs, working on letter sounds. Small words. Maybe he’s a little shy! Or needs a bit of confidence. Important thing is to start working on that now. Teach your monster how to read is also an amazing learning site, I see it help my daughter a lot while playing fun games.
My son is 8 and can’t read well either. And for the idiot bashers, it’s not from a lack of trying. My son had a speech delay that sets everything to do with communication back, (reading, writing). Have them asses his cognitive speech maybe and have his hearing checked, my son needed tubes in his ears because there was fluid build up that caused muffled sounds. I know we are currently working on checking for dyslexia for my Ty. Everyone learns different and at different paces. My 6 and 7 yr olds read no problem. Just work with him when you can. I knew my son had issues with reading but really not to the extent that I see now that he is virtually learning. Good luck Momma, I know how you feel and the fight that it takes to get there.
There are grade 1 “sight words” videos on YouTube. My son is autistic. It’s the best way to get thru to him… Hes brilliant at spelling and reading, he just needs the right tools.
We downloaded an app called ReadingEggs.com. Our boy went to a good private school, was not learning to read… we took him out first lockdown in SA and homeschooled from there.
Between the app and the direct teaching (homeschooling), he is now fluently reading.
Reading eggs has been amazing. It really has made the world of difference to my child. Even though he reads now, we still use it. It’s so beneficial.
What the actual fuck.
(Not you, the school)
My son uses abc mouse, adventure academy and we read every night before bed. He is 7 and struggles a bit, especially this year but hes getting there. Have fun with it too, they learn better when its fun! Good luck mama. You got this 
I have Dyslexia and find it hard to read and still do as a 35 year old woman I was Diagnosed about 8 years old because school got harder its ok just do something about it now see a doctor get him tested and go from there school are not Specialized in it and don’t really know what to do but when he has a Diagnosis you can get Funding to help him all the best for your journey
Oh also! We have education.com for my oldest now too for weekly lesson plans and activities. Highly recommend that as well
Hooked on phonics maybe my oldest is only in kindergarten so not sure how much older it can help but she was starting to fall behind from the beginning but it helped her learn to sound them out and how they are built
My 8 year old had this issue come to find out the words were blurry and she couldn’t see what the word was got her glasses and it makes it easier she’s also dyslexic, maybe take him to the eye doctor have his eyes checked. I also use abcmouse.com
My 8 yr old is behind on reading too. Just be consistent and have him read to you everyday…
If he likes apps, Endless Reader is a great one. It’s really cute and fun. It utilizes sight words and matching with sounds the letters make with cute little monsters.
Books that read it to you and he can follow along. Epic is a great app with a ton of books that. do that, also encourage him for all the small steps he takes trying. Good luck lil buddy 
Wow, this falls on you as a mom/parent, I mean what level of disconnect does it take to not know something like this? Like this child never has story time, book time before bed, I mean this sounds crazy that you are blaming the lack of communication from the teacher, I mean damn do you not even show up to teacher parent meetings? Or do homework. This is a joke right? Like your trolling right?
While it’s not the same, I too didn’t know my child could read! But it was because he started reading, and I was shocked because I had no idea he could. So even though it’s flipped, I feel for you as a mama! It’s scary and kind of shameful when we realize we don’t know every minute detail about our children.
My oldest son also completely stopped speaking around 15 months, when his father and I separated. His daycare had the audacity to hand me a pamphlet on autism, which his primary care provider laughed at. And he began speaking full sentences when he was 3 
Kids are tiny humans, they’re all different. But they’re also resilient. Shake it off, make sure he shakes it off too! Nothing worse than feel ashamed for something you can’t control as a child. And just push forward
my son was the same way . that washe really never read until he was in the 9th grade . never read a book until he went into the navy at 18 .that was 50 years ago
My daughter is in grade 3 and is currently getting tested for a learning disability she can’t read ,spell or write I know your feeling all to well when you keep trying and nothing seems to work 
I dont have any advice per say more like a personal account. I did not learn to ready until I was in the 5th grade and it really had to do with the kind of books I was being given. Once I got a hold of comic books my whole world changed in concern to reading. Now I rarely go a day without reading something for pleasure. Maybe he just needs books he can get excited about?
Get some labels and write the name of as many items as you can around the house and stick them on them. I labelled everything 
helped my son massively. Good Luck
Okay all I am going to say is do the following. Don’t know your financial situation. Get some leapfrog products they have a pen thing that if you run it over the word ls and letters it says it out loud.
Also get comic books and comic panels. Encouragement to to recognise the letters on everyday products. Label everything in the house, let him read recipes etc.
And he will catch up. You can do this. Just be patient and consistent
First off…Dont you dare say he wont catch up!!!
I adopted children who had spent 6 years in foster care. My daughter was five when she was removed from an abusive home to spend 6 years with 7 different families. She was 11 when I became mom number 9. at 11 years old she could barely read write and couldn’t spell.
It took a lot of time, but by the time she was 13 she had caught up to her peers. I got her simple books. The kind of workbooks that you can buy at pretty much any store and I started her off with kindergarten. And as we got through that and progressed by the time she was at the third grade level I bought tougher third grade level books and then the same with fourth grade and I started getting books that included math as well. These weren’t the typical 20-30 page books anymore they were thick. I required her to do one section per evening. I also got her on to Khan academy. At the end of 8th grade she wrote an essay to a prestigious college prep academy. And she was one of 75 students that they accepted.
So don’t ever say he won’t catch up. And don’t ever believe a teacher or an instructor or a principal. They get paid whether your child fails or succeeds. The only person who gives a damn about your child’s education would be the person who is going to have to deal with the consequences of what happens to him if he can’t succeed. So as a parent he doesn’t want to support a child when they’re 30 you need to do double time when it comes to ensuring his academic success because that ensures his future success.
And trust me don’t think that my daughter wanted to have to do all of that extra school work and didn’t want to fight about it. So I made it worth her while. If she did the homework I gave her she got a reward that could be 30 minutes of screen time that could be an hour of TV it just varied on what the homework was but trust and believe there were no electronics or any fun until the homework was done and not done to be done but done and correct.
Check vision then see if there is reading recovery in your area.
How could you NOT know your child can’t read at 8 yrs. Old?
My boy is 10 now and 2 years ago I was sitting in the same boat. I had taken him for eye tests and have his hearing tested only to be told those are 100% . I then took home to a behavioral psychologist and she did however diagnose him with dyslexia as during the foundation phase they learn to cover it up and hide it all with parroting the words in the book. However in grade 3 we picked it up as he had to read on his own. He now goes for reading therapy as well as additional classes to help with schoolwork. He also has to have a scribe to help him.
Is ABC Mouse still offering free subscriptions? The dollar store has a LOT of great workbooks, flashcards, etc.
Try adding in sight words all over the house on index cards. Talk about what every day things start with. Like, I know you KNOW thats the door, but what does door start with? Duh duh door. Do it with video games too. Minecraft is a good one.
How did you just find out he can’t read? For real…if you didn’t know until now…you honestly shouldn’t have him.
Hi, I think what you can do is to let him watch educational (learn how to read videos) in Youtube. There’s a lot in there. But you have to be with him while watching it. Make it interactive. Pause it when it’s the time for him to try and read the words. Another thing is spend a lot of time with him. One-on-one reading his books. I started with BOB books with my son, Youtube videos, sat with him and teach him like 2-3hrs/day and made it a habit. I made it like a daily routine. Hope this helps!
There are a hell of a lot of reasons how this mama missed it and didn’t realize until it was too late. Shit happens. I’m 99% sure some of you that are being a total cunt to this lady have missed something important, yeah it may have been minor and not as bad as missing your kid can’t read, but how would you feel if someone made you feel even worse than you already do because you missed something? I don’t understand how people can be so fucking mean. Cut the lady a break. 
I recommend ABC mouse and Epic. (My kid struggles with reading and she likes these 2 the best.)
It is 
possible for him to catch up… just saying… Don’t approach this with that attitude, please 
I didn’t learn to read until I was 8 almost 9, I just wasn’t ready yet, but I was at a post high school reading level within 5 years… Just saying… Don’t give up and just keep encouraging, it helps more than you can know 
Lots of videos on YouTube about sight words and such . ABC mouse is good also.
Does this group not have any admins?
people are so damn hateful.
Colored paper not white xx
My nephew was the same way. Now he is a book worm first thing was he needed glasses second he just needed a little extra help but once he got the hang of things and switched schools that are more one on one instead of public school he is doing great. Good luck mama don’t be discouraged he well get where he needs to be and shame on the school for letting him fall behind.
There is light at the end of the tunnel. Have you gone to see Pete Tomlinson. He is in Blouberg. I have been in your shoes. I also picked it up in gr 2 because my daughter would memorize the reading book from reading in class.
He can catch up to his peers, please don’t handicap on him catching up. I hope you get the help you’re looking for, I hope he’s the Valedictorian of his class!
My daughter was the same she used to spell words the way she pronounced them I ask the school to test her for dyslexia as they had never told me she was struggling and I had her tested and she was moderately dyslexic x
Its not too late. Ask the school for extra one to one sessions for your boy, buy him some fun phonics learning books, do what you can at home. I’m speaking from experience, my son is the same, with a lot of work from school and home he is starting to get much better with his reading, writing and spelling. Be patient, it will take time but he’ll get there. You’ve done nothing wrong. Be strong and don’t worry.
It’s good you found out now! A few suggestions-Buy Hooked on Phonics or Sing, Spell, and Read and work with him yourself. Also, reading to him everyday will help. Find literature that he enjoys. I had a hard time learning to read as a kid, and as a mom have now taught my own kids how to read. He will get there. He just needs your help. 
Oh I feel you. My son is 9 and I’ve had nothing but trouble with his school. My son bless him can’t even write all his letters the right way around. Any time I have been down to the school I’m told he’s fine, the latest is well he’s a boy, I was laughed at in my face when I told them I felt he had asd and adhd, they told me no way, then he was assessed by camhs and they diagnosed him because what I said matched what the school said. So they did notice things that they said they didnt. Now my son is expected to do live lessons and he can’t understand none of the work, I keep trying to get him some help and they are saying all the right things but doing nothing. I was promised he would be assessed for dyslexia then I was told he had already been assesed the year before (with out me being told) and there is no risk. All they keep telling me is he’s a bright boy he can do it. It’s all very hush hush I find. I’ve only just found out with my daughter in year 6 that she is under SEN when I’ve asked and asked and I’m told she is bright and don’t need to be on SEN! Honestly some schools just don’t want to know, unless your child is acting out and causing issues in the class room I have found they don’t want to know. Sorry I don’t have any advice but just want to say your not alone.
Start with 2-3 letter sight words ( at, it ,the ,end) have him say the word then spell it them say it again. Only start with about 5 words and add a word every time starts to get the old words right
Read to him every night and point to the word as you say it
My niece is also in 3rd grade and cannot read. I asked my sister about if the teachers ever spoke to her on how far behind she is and she told me they were working on it.
I put her on my sons abc mouse account and have been using worksheets to teach her proper grammar rules and phonics. It’s a bit frustrating but alot of praise goes a looooong way.
Make you child feel comfortable being uncomfortable and trust in the process. Rewards when he does good, associate him building on what he does know as a fun “good” experience so he’ll be more inclined and excited to engage with the material.
Most of all. Have patience and try different methods out until you find one that works.
Most teachers have different teaching styles and different tools. Find one that makes it click for your kid.
ABC mouse is pricey but worth in my honest opinion. You can also try KEIKO out. They have some free content and some deals right now.
Hang in there!!! Be patient and show lots of love. He will get there soon and with the help of technology it works wonders!!!
Start out small. Work on letter recognition and sounds if he needs it. Then start with small words 1-3 letter ones. Once those are mastered then continue to build on those skills. There are a ton of online resources like ABC mouse and also programs that he could read along with. Good luck momma 
The book teach your child to read 100 easy lessons is what I started my children out on. Hang in there and it’s not your fault!
It’s not your fault! And NO ONE should ever make you or him feel less than! Practice makes perfect and don’t be afraid of asking for help. Best wishes💙
My little one is starting phonics and the watch little YouTube videos called Gerry the giraffe and they teach diagraphs and tri graphs and alpha blocks is great xx
Don’t panic, most European countries don’t start formal education until the age of 8 because that’s when they are ready to learn. X
Don’t blame yourself…
I have a son who is now 21 who struggled with reading…
He was just not interested in the books he was given.
Then we found out that he didn’t get the way school taught him…
He a joiner now and getting him to read was instruction to build things they giving him the tools and wood to make the item…
He saw a result from his having to read xx
ABC mouse is amazing. If you can afford it monthly. I’d try that.
Do not feel down about this. You were being told lies from people that shouldn’t be lying. Not your fault.
First of all, Breathe You are on the right track to get him some help. Even when they test him for dyslexia, it may be too early. My daughter has many of the same issues. She is in 3rd grade. It was tough figuring out what she needed which was focus. They have a lot going on in those minds. Talk to your pediatrician, utilize anyone at your son’s school, keep going Momma. You’re on the right track.
Start with flash cards … and the sounds of each letters then putting the sounds together… good luck mama
My kids loved BOB Books when they were learning to read! There are several different levels they can progress through. You can find them on Amazon!
Hope you find suggestions that will work for you & your kiddo! He will get caught up & will be just fine! Lots of rewards & praise will go along way! Hang in there!!
Huge hugs, please don’t be hard on yourself.
Lots of great resources and ideas here, I will add the idea of getting his eyes tested, might be a good thing to rule out.
Abcmouse worked for my son along with me tutoring him and him going to school but he isnt dyslexic. If your son has an issue that gets diagnosed im sure they will give you resources so you can help him. Also they told me my son needed to be held back for years now he is in middle school making straight As if you do what you can for him he will get better hang in there
He probably needs an IEP and the school needs to do the testing.
Our son got help through Applied Learning Processes in Kansas City. He did 7 weeks at their facility one summer and then a refresher course of 2 weeks the next summer. He went to college and is gainfully employed. I don’t know where you live but they are on Facebook and might be able to help you find resources in your area.
I’m wondering which state the mom is from. This sounds EXACTLY like the school system in my state. Hang their momma! You got this!
I’m a mom of 3 and they all learned differently on how to read mostly its about what’s interesting to them like my son was all about dinosaurs and was determined to learn everything about them and my daughter that’s in 3rd grade disliked reading so I bought her a reader that reads the books to her and she could follow along and started taking her to the book store once a week to pick out different books that she would enjoy. We also used the old hooked on phonics with each of my children. They sometimes have it on ebay.
I love an app called Reading eggs, it is an app that you pay for however worth every cent.
Its starts off simple and gets more difficult slowly.
Highly recommend.
Also, go to the eye doctor, he may not be able to see things up close.
You would be amazed at how how bad near vision can be and the kid won’t say anything.
I would set up a meeting with the principal. Explain you are a busy mom and reiterate what you said in your post, please don’t judge me, please hep me help my child. That will all go a long way. Good luck mama. I’m sure your little
One with do great now that you have the knowledge something is wrong.
Search Word families on YouTube
I don’t have a child at that age, but I can tell you from my personal experience. I went into second grade only because I memorized books in first grade. They thought I could read but I was wonderful at faking by memorizing. I was ashamed because other kids could read and I could not. At second grade, it caught up to me because I had to read in front of the class and couldn’t. The teacher met with my mother and I, and he suggested to my mom that every night, we get together and I read to her. So we did. Every night we read any books that I wanted, and my mother and father immigrated here from Poland so English wasn’t her first language. It helped us both out. All we did is read read read. Suddenly I got better at memorizing words and that’s how I learned.
To give you any hope, I became the BEST reader in my class just by doing this everyday. I was in the accelerated reading classes and was reading chapter books by 4th grade, and even bigger books by 5th. I started as the worst and became the best. I want you to know that it’s not your fault and do not cry. Every child is different and patience will always help!
He’s okay! Don’t stress! My daughter is 12 and just this school year became fluent with reading. She struggled for years with it. We read together. I read a page and then she goes…we just take turns. She’s quicker with books she’s interested in but she still reads others with confidence! He will get there. It’s definitely not a bad idea to have him checked for dyslexia, better safe than sorry.
If your child’s vision hasn’t been checked, start there. If vision is an issue have your child assesed for vision therapy. Sometimes eye muscles aren’t developed enough and require eye strengthening excersises to help vision track correctly. Speaking from experience.
Start small, three letter cvc words such as cat, segment it into the sounds c a t model blending it to cat with him. Can he recognise phonemes and identify the first sound in words? There are lots of phonics videos on YouTube that are really helpful. You’ve got this!
First off have his eyes tested. He may not see good enough to see the letters up close. There’s lots of apps online that will be a great help. You are probably going to get frustrated but hang in there, he’s not too old to just be learning to read. Better late than never.
This is what I hated with my children in public school! There is not much communication and you have no idea where they really need help, or worse the teachers pass them along because they don’t have enough time and way too many students to help individually. My youngest son made A’s in everything. I started homeschooling him and realized he could barely write, didn’t know how to structure sentences, and struggled reading. Yet, he made A’s? I’ve always know my oldest son couldn’t spell to save his life, but he was in all honors because he was intelligent everywhere else, so he does spelling with my younger children. Start from the beginning with your son. Amazon is GREAT for books, resources for extra help, flashcards, ect. Get him started on spelling and site words, and get flash cards with basic level words. Maybe even some Kindergarden reading books would help, so you can start with a fresh slate with him. My oldest, struggled in Algebra, and was really lost in Algebra 2. So, we started all over from Algebra one and work in depth together. It is now clicking for him. The beauty of homeschool is you can work at your own pace, really focus on the struggle areas and breeze through the things they have a good grasp on. You may be able to teach him in a way that he better understands.
Our kindergarten teacher uses jack hartman videos alot for letters and phonics they’re on you tube and alphabet land and start sight words
i worked in a school. Many children have problems with reading but with continued encouragement and teaching he will catch on. Whatever you do, don’t say he won’t catch up to his peers. He needs reinforcement that he will “get it”. Maybe having a high school student that wants to earn a little extra money could come in and tutor him in reading in the afternoons. Also I would call the superintendent of the school and ask him why you were never notified and why they “swept the problem under the carpet”.
He will catch up with work… Found out 7 year old grandaughter could not read either last March when we had lockdown. Worked on it eveyday with her she can now read simple words and first reader books. We watched leap frog letter blocks on Netflix. Our school uses Lexia and raz apps. She is still a little behind but hope to be caught up by next grade.
Reading Eggs is fantastic and the children really enjoy it- its learning through games and so good for reading
Get the ABC mouse app and have him do it. My four year old is learning to recognize words. We also do sight word flash cards and when we do story time at bedtime we point to the words as we say them. Our 8 year old picked up reading super fast by reading the dogman books.
Be strong advocate for him and teach him to do it for himself. There is no shame in needing help. Try graphic novels for kids. It’s how I got my son to read and he will catch up and flourish in his own ways. School isn’t everyone’s strong suit so help him find things he does excel at sports art singing anything that builds his confidence and helps him see he is stellar at many many things
I’m no help but my school is a joke, I asked for an iep from my 6yo kindergarter at the beginning of the year and asked 3 times what was going on with it, and now were 3/4ish months from the end of the year and I asked a 4th time about an iep and theY FINALLY want to do something about it! I’m so pissed cuz he is so scared and ashamed to be in the same grade as his baby brother, I feel like the school system has been failing our kids left and right! I think it wrong on so many levels!
My son always likes to say the letter, a word associated with that letter and the sound (ie… A, Apple, ah… B, ball, buh…) it helped to associate sounds to the letters. He’s only in kindergarten but he struggled at the beginning of the year and this really seemed to help.
My son is dyslexic, he is now 35 years old and in the Navy. Between 3 and 4 grade, he skipped a grade level and caught up. He has graduated college. He reads for fun. Dyslexia is not a death sentence to failure.
Oh yeah you must have been really helping with his homework. You have JUST discovered this 
So glad you found out now hes 8 there is still so much time.
Make sure he’s not dyslexic.
I would get a reading specialist involved to help him. I would also get him diagnosed and put an IEP in place as soon as possible.
Everyone I have spoken to about my grandson says he is where he should be…they do not teach sight words…he bearly knows his AbCs…hi mother was actually reading at his age. She knew her states and which state began with what lettet…co workers say he is fine they don’t teach that anymore in pre school and kindergartens can’t really don’t know the alphabet…I just don’t want him to be behind when they are paying $980. a month
My daughter used the “Sight Words” DVDs and they really helped her!
Definitely demand help from the school because they failed your son. But in the mean time start from scratch with site words if he knows the alphabet. If not start with letter recognition and build from there. If your local library is open check out books with just site words and repeat, repeat, repeat. That’s the key. Don’t stress he will eventually catch up. Good luck and try to stay calm for him.
Lexis Core 5 is amazing for kids with dyslexia. My son has not been fully tested yet for (long story) but he shows possible signs. He uses this program at school and home and it has helped so much.
Why weren’t working with him. They send the sight words and the abc chart in the first of kindergarten. I don’t care if he didn’t want to do it. You as a parent should have said we are going to practice this. I have 2 kids on the austim spectrum. I have to find ways to make it fun. I still do it. You failed to help your son and be an advocate. Now you are mad because the school didn’t inform you.
Read, read, read. Flash cards and books. Screw phonics and memorize like we learned years ago.
Books he’s interested inl. May be dyslexic as you said. Books with easier words art first of course!
Flash cards with the sight words is a start. Make this a you and him special project to help not have negative feelings about not being able to read. Find books in his interest.
You can use index cards and rewards. My mother was a special education teacher. She began with the alphabet, a few letters at a time. Rewards were for getting them all correct. Then the next letters adding more at a time. Eventually it was words, then the words in easy books, it was the best when the reward was given for the whole book. It won’t be overnight, but it will make learning fun
There is a great online program called ixl
Is the full new zealand curriculum 0 to year 13.
Has english or maths.
You get a free 10/15mins to have a play and check it out
Also lots of reading to him. Storytime online or epic are great online reading programs. Make flash cards with the early words on them and play snap etc with them.
That is why parents should read, with their children.
My 15 yr old has mild Intellectual Disability. She always struggled with reading and the public schools just pushed her along to the next grade. Finally homeschooled permantly last year as she was a freshmen. I slowly began to get her to read simple things with me and using the world around us. Sge was stuck on teading simple books on about 1st and 2nd grade level but now she is able to read about a 7th grade level!
Her spelling isn’t to bad but we as well are improving in that area also.