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Summit County Labor News
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
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Article advises parents on recognizing and addressing children's reading problems, using the example of Billy who feels stupid due to reading difficulties. Suggests eye exams, checking for emotional issues, and using reading clinics for help.
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THEY CALL ME STUPID
Billy doesn't want to go to school. He goes off on a bright September morning dragged by his older sister protesting all the way. Once he gets there he may not stay. His excuse, "They call me stupid."
Billy is an attractive, lively youngster, but after two years in school he feels he is a failure at "book" work. There are thousands of boys and girls like him failing in school today because they are barely able to read. Their natural intelligence has had no chance to function.
Recognizing the problem is half the battle. Because of busy teachers with oversized classes, reading defects may not be noticed in class, but there are several signs parents can watch for.
If a child moves his lips while reading, always follows words with his finger, holds the book exceptionally close, insists he hates reading, concentrates on comics, lisps or stutters, he may have a reading problem.
If your child shows any of these signs, a trip to the oculist for a thorough eye examination comes first.
If there are no serious eye defects, his difficulty may be the result of an emotional or physical upset in his early school years--a broken home, death in the family, changing schools or a serious illness. Or he may have been forced to learn to read too early.
Find out if there is a reading clinic at a college or university near enough for you to pay at least one visit with the child for diagnosis of his problem and for advice on helping him.
Most remedial reading techniques can be learned by an intelligent adult. There is much you can do on your own with sympathetic and consistent help.
Within a few months, he will discover the pleasure of reading, and there will be no question of his being labeled "stupid"
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Billy, a lively boy, resists school after two years of failure in reading, feeling labeled stupid. Parents can spot signs like lip-moving while reading or hating books. Recommend eye exam, check for emotional/physical issues, and seek reading clinic for diagnosis and remedial techniques to help him enjoy reading.