I've got "jolly Phonics" but it really isn't much help.
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check out www.syntheticphonics.com
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It sounds like he desperately needs a trained Gifted Education teacher to provide him with adequate supports.\n\nThis sort of problem is common in the Gifted, and most regular education teachers don't have the training to handle it effectively. Are you living in a state where Gifted education is under the special education umbrella? If so, get him in for an IEP immediately. If not, look up your state DOE gifted education policies, and get him help.\n\nhttp://www.hoagiesgifted.org/underachiever.htm\n\nhttp://www.metagifted.org/topics/gifted/underachievement/\n\nhttp://www.brainy-child.com/expert/gifted-underachiever.shtml\n\nhttp://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/underachieving_gifted.html\n\nhttp://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZEW4HOBAC&sub_cat=18
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Well, my brother and I are about the same ages as you both. I want to see mine succeed as well without helping him. What I do is when he asks me a question on his homework, I take a quick look at what it is, find it in the back of his books in the index, and then direct him to that page. As for the spelling, my brother write the words out and says the spelling. Dictionaries are good to have where he does his work. I hate spelling and also can't do it so I keep a dictionary with me. If he is allowed to get online, (hint hint) then there www.factmonster.com that he can go to and get help without turning to you. Other than that, you just need to offer a bit of advice every now and then. (P.S.- My brother is now in 5th and I'm in 8th; so I feel your pain!  :P )  Good luck!
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getting help. They have special tutors. I also heard when writing if you use a yellow legal pad it's easier to read. Something about the yellow.
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Any phonics-based reading course will have phonology activities for elementary-school children.  I'm not familiar with the names of any phonology tests for kids off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are many of them.
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Wish I could help, not that smart. good luck.
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try writing it in consise English so more people would actually understand what you are trying to say.  Otherwise, you would be considered illiterate...
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sweetheart, you need to work on your language arts!  try going to a teacher's supply store.  they have all kinds of things for all kinds of classrooms.
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i design children's books for struggling/emergent readers, so i DO feel like i'm helping kids learn. on the other hand i don't feel i get recognition or the pay for what i do.
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Education and healthcare. Call me boring, but that's where it's needed most. I would divide it between the two. And I was reading what one person said about teaching the English language--believe me, that is not a priority. There are special needs kids in schools who aren't getting the attention they deserve due to budget cuts. Do your homework before you open your mouth, or rather, before you type something prejudicial instead of useful. The English studies come secondary to that.
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you need spelling books i think
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I am assuming its our own dear English language.  They need to learn phonics.  My parents got Hooked on Phonics for my neice when she had trouble and it was great, but its expensive.\n\nI do not know if you are the parents on the one having the problem, but I would ask the teacher for some good ideas.
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I am confused - do you mean your speech ? You could both take speech therapy for that . And if it is how the words come out wrong - like me - I sometimes speak rougher or louder than I should , people get confused or defensive at me , and I don't even know what I said wrong until it is too late . Now if this is what it is I can only say that it will take time to change it . Mine came after I think I was about 30 - my last child was born , and I started talking less , made shorter answers and bit my tongue , close the lips more often and use my ears now ! I still have problems relating to piers , family excetra . And I totally understand about the self esteem . I think you should try to have an hour every other day or so with your son and talk it through together - you might come up with some ways of fixing it together , your own class ! Maybe even put an ad in the paper to start a support group for just that , for parents and children to learn it together . I don't have exact answers - I am just trying to help . Good luck .
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What age/grade level are we talking about here? Is this child recieving special services (resource room, speech-language therapy, etc.)?  If the child is not linking sounds to symbols, how can you say that he/she has good phonological awareness? Does he/she blend and segment sounds well orally?\n\nIf you're a regular education teacher, ask around to find a good special education teacher in your district who is well grounded in reading remediation. Ask them for a consult for interventions you can incorporate into your classroom curriculum.\n\nIf you're a special education teacher and asking this question, what the heck program were you in that let you get by and graduate without learning basic remediation methodology? Sorry, but that would be the program's fault, not yours, and you should go yell at them for a while. Then you should go find a program that's decent and learn about effective techniques.\n\nIf the child is under the age of 9, it could very well be that he/she is not developmentally ready for reading. Refer him/her for special education support under "Developmentally delayed." If the child is over the age of 9, a program such as Hooked on Phonics, a tutoring system such as the Orton-Gillingham approach, etc. may be helpful. Refer the child for special education support under Speech-language or under specific learning disabled.
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Ask your teacher if your school offers tutoring.  If not, I would contact an organization such as Sylvan Learning Centers.  Their advertisements promise your money back if your results do not improve.  Also remember, practice makes perfect :)
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I think it all starts earlier than one suspects. I am appalled at the way in which children use the term "spastic" as an insult.  What are they learning at home to be so insensitive?  It doesn't get better. I was once in a position where I needed to recruit a typist and I suggested to Human Resources that perhaps this was a job which might be made available to a disabled person who might otherwise find it hard to gain employment.  I encountered bafflement.  "Any particular disability?" I was asked.  I have a son who has been disabled since the age of twelve.  He is hoping for a job worthy of his very considerable intellectual skills, but he keeps his disability well concealed when job hunting.  He has seen too much of people's attitudes. In many ways, we still live in the jungle.
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well you can start by attending a few more classes to help out with your inability to spell school, then you might want to try a library, where you can study while you work!