[Matushka]

I work with kids who are having trouble learning to read. There are a few resources I really like and recommend to parents. One is a book by Peggy Kaye called "Games for Reading" that has lots of ideas for making reading practice fun. Since you are suspecting dyslexia, a fantastic book that disusses what it's all about and ways to remediate it is "Overcoming Dyslexia" by Sally Shaywitz. You should be able to find it at your library if you're not sure you need to buy. There are lots of Phonological Awareness materials out there that can help your child be a better reader too. Some sound games my kids like are 1) playing eye spy by initial word sound 2) throwing a ball back and forth with each player having to say a word that starts with the sound at the end of the last player's word before they can throw (the simpler version is to list words beginning with a certain sound) 3) clap out syllables, then when proficient, count sounds in words 4) sound out a short word and have your child guess what the word is (not reading just listening) start with words with only 2 or 3 sounds and gradually introduce blends. Just make sure you don't add a vowel to consonants (ie: c-a-t not cuh-a-tuh) because extra vowels make the task too hard (there's no such thing as a cuhatuh). R and L are particularly hard for some kids, so do those words after lots of easier ones like cup, phone, ship, pen, mop, ape, zoo, etc. If you have any questions, feel free to ask or pm me.