You'll be reading books! There is no simple answer to this.
Studying your state's curriculum guide is a good idea, too. Here is the English curriculum guide for Texas:
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Curriculum guides, however, tell you only what needs to be taught and learned; they don't tell you HOW because each child learns differently from others. So ... once you know what the curriculum requires for the particular grade, then you'll need to study teaching methodologies for the age-group, in this case early primary grades.
There is no simple answer to your question, but if you keep working with the child, eventually lights will turn on.
One really interesting and useful set of books is E.D. Hirsch's collection, one of which is What Your First Grader Needs to Know.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-1151854-4701752?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=what+your+first+grader+needs+to+know
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How to get a 7 year old to comprehend reading, math, and writing? (and 1st grade book reports)
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If your child is not learning, it is frustrating, and challenging.
1) If all you try does not work, get a professional evaluation. Warning: most of these folks are in the business of selling beads to unknowing indians. They are usually very good at making great promises and providing very satisfactory progress reports, as long as you pay. Avoid this trap.
2) We learn by repetition spaced over time. Let me repeat that: 1) Repetition, 2) spaced over time.
a) flash cards
b) verbal and sight cueing
c) praise and encouragement.
d) modeling, especially in reading skills: read to your child, sound out the words with them. Let them read a line and you read five, when beginning.
e) positive reinforcement, praise. If you have doubts if you are doing this (it is easy to be negative), record a session, and then listen yourself. A good friend can give valuable feedback.
f) A child keeping a personal journal is very valuable. At first, it is nearly all drawings on a subject, but they will add words and sentences in time. Has to be done daily, without fail (Repetition spaced over time).
g) Some of us will learn a new task (like the sound of _th_ in five repetitions), but some take 15, and some 30. Everyone is different. I knew a very great special ed teacher who estimated it took most of her learning disabled kids to have about 25 repetitions of any skill, spaced over weeks, to learn new skills in reading and math.
Summary: Repetition, spaced over time, encouragement, and positive reinforcement. If it fails, seek a professional evaluator.
Good luck.
1) If all you try does not work, get a professional evaluation. Warning: most of these folks are in the business of selling beads to unknowing indians. They are usually very good at making great promises and providing very satisfactory progress reports, as long as you pay. Avoid this trap.
2) We learn by repetition spaced over time. Let me repeat that: 1) Repetition, 2) spaced over time.
a) flash cards
b) verbal and sight cueing
c) praise and encouragement.
d) modeling, especially in reading skills: read to your child, sound out the words with them. Let them read a line and you read five, when beginning.
e) positive reinforcement, praise. If you have doubts if you are doing this (it is easy to be negative), record a session, and then listen yourself. A good friend can give valuable feedback.
f) A child keeping a personal journal is very valuable. At first, it is nearly all drawings on a subject, but they will add words and sentences in time. Has to be done daily, without fail (Repetition spaced over time).
g) Some of us will learn a new task (like the sound of _th_ in five repetitions), but some take 15, and some 30. Everyone is different. I knew a very great special ed teacher who estimated it took most of her learning disabled kids to have about 25 repetitions of any skill, spaced over weeks, to learn new skills in reading and math.
Summary: Repetition, spaced over time, encouragement, and positive reinforcement. If it fails, seek a professional evaluator.
Good luck.
By the way, those Hirsch's books are usually in good bookstores: I suggest you visit a local Barnes Noble and take a look at the series, K or 1st, whichever is right level. They are seriously good material for a child and parent.
REDING THE NE ????? BOOKS FOR THE ROOM
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