Reading ideas for my dyslexic daughter?
A MyDaughter subscriber asks:
Q. Please could you give me some book titles to help my daughter as she is dyslexic age 9/10?
A. Many dyslexic girls age 9/10, have their confidence rocked when they see their peers begin to race ahead of them and they can be too ready to give up on a task that to them seems impossible. When confronted with a situation like this we often recommend the Toe by Toe reading scheme. This is a day to day scheme which involves a parent sitting with their daughter for 10 minutes. It is well structured and starts at the very beginning with phonetic sounds and carries on right through until adult reading ability. Because it is an ongoing process which involves repeating each sound it works on moving the knowledge of the phonetic sounds into the long term memory. And because it involves the two of you together, it is fun and can achieve excellent results.
For more information on specific book titles for your daughter click through to our Ideas for reluctant readers article.
Your comments
Does your daughter respond well to audio-books?
Of course, she still needs to work on printed-word skills too, but audio-books would give her the chance to appreciate some of the same stories that her peers are reading, so she can join in discussions about them.
I have used the Toe by Toe system with my 2 children (a boy and a girl) both of whom were reluctant readers. It is a commitment as you need to do it every day, but it really worked and they are now both happy and confident readers.
My daughter is 10 nearly 11, very dyslexic and hates reading although she has thoroughly enjoyed the books "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney unfortunately there are only 4!