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I would say keep working with him, looking for alternatives in getting him some help and let him go to school.

He will begin to pick it up more, and you may end up with a teacher who can help him one on one.

A teacher at our school took a special interest in Sam and is tutoring him one day a week to help him learn his letters. We were talking with her about how concerned we were that he would be behind his peers in letter recognition and writing this year and she volunteered to put a special program together for him. (we, of course insisted that we pay her for her time - it is still much cheaper than going through a formal program). If you ask around at the school you may find out about additional ways to get him some assistance. Also, I think you can get the Hooked on Phonics tapes at your local library. I saw them at mine. You may want to look into that.

Good luck!

Christina