my child just turned 7 and he is failing reading in the first grade he doesn't even try how can i motivate him
343424
do you know origami? try to make some shapes from the paper and whenever you want him to read something bring that origami, and let us say a doll shape and pretend that she is reading the book, he will get so curious that he want to see the doll then slowly he will start enjoy reading.\nlet me know how it did work.\nAll the best
412002
Be very patient, if you are reading along with them don't give them the words they struggle with too quickly - let them try to sound it out themselves - but don't wait until they are frustrated either because then it will make reading less fun.  \n\nOnce the reading part improves, I think the writing part will come more naturally.
240727
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.
124282
i 2 have this prop every now and then what i do is *keeep him at home no tv no books no toy no vgames no cleaning we just sit ALL DAY NONOTHING affter a hr or 2 hell be bord want to go to school but dont give in all day till bed time this works 4 4or5months just remember dont be mad just sit be quit no talking  bordom will work\n\n3 kids all have additude all have sat looking at me all day once\n\n\ngood luck
982392
if the school is not willing to help you on this problem then go higher up take all your reports to the school board or board of trustees and be tough with them. keep going higher up and screaming louder that your son is falling between the cracks. sometimes teachers choose to single 1 child out for their own stupid reasons. as far as the self esteem just keep telling him that you love him and you know that he is doing the best he can and you are on his side. Talk to other parents who may have had this same teacher in the past and see if they have had a simular problem. hope this helps and good luck
459662
Go to disney.go.com and to "playhouse". It will teach him his letters, numbers,and read him stories, etc. Also try pbskids.org. Another good one is nickjr.com. Good luck!
528241
You have a very difficult situation and empathize with you for that.  I do not know enough about your son to know if he is capable of learning how to read and write at a level where he could function in society on his own.  If he is having positive relationships and friendships at school, I suggest you allow him to continue going.  The social aspect of a childhood is vital to development.  It is important for him to understand the context that he is brought up in.  It is is important, however, that he get used to learning and studying, I whatever level he is capable.  If he is ready to play, but not to study, try to be creative and find things for him to learn that are also fun.  this way, learning and playing can be brought together.  Once he starts learning things for fun, it may be easier to persuade him to learn things that are not more fun.  As always, patience is essential.  Best wishes.
76714
Lots of practise using lots of different methods. Have it written on all his stuff so he recognises it. Write it on paper with him using pens, textas, crayons, paint etc. Get magnetic letters and practise spelling it out on the fridge. Get pavement chalk and write it on the concrete. Spell it out using alphabet cookies.\nYou can dot out the letters and he/she can trace over them.\nYou could hold his hand and help him form letters and "Skywrite" them.\nJust practise doing it lots of different ways. Make it fun and make it frequent but in short sessions so you don't tire him / her out and you don't make him / her resistant to your attempts.\nYour child has to want to do it or they will not succeed.\nFinally, if it's just not happening maybe he/ she is not ready yet and just give them a little time before you start trying again.
193343
I am having the same exact problem with my 5yr old son.  I can't get him to pay attention and he doesn't even try to focus sometimes at all.  It's EXTREMELY frustrating because I don't want him to get left back.  He's only in kindergarten, for goodness sakes.  \n\nAnyway - sorry about the venting - the only advice that I can give is that if you are really worried about it you can always ask the school board to have him evaluated for any problems.  I'm having my CSE meeting tomorrow and it looks like they are going to give my son services - speech therapy, occupational therapy - you get the idea.\n\nHope this helps.
299866
Try being a little bit more strict, not to the point of being harsh though. Just let them know that you are their teacher, and they need to stay on task. Also be consistent with your punishings. For instance, if one week you punish a lot of children for talking, and the next week you slack off a little bit, then they may get the idea that its okay to talk whenever they want to. Hope this helps. =)
759509
First don't push,  I know you want all the kids to be at high levels, but for some it just takes time to learn.  Talk to your fellow teachers, they may have some ideas.  Talk to the parents of the students, that can be a problem.  If the parents are not taking the time to read and with the children, then the children lose interest and don't see the point.  Find out what the children are interested in.  If a group of them are interested in bugs, find a lot of books on bugs, if another group like dogs, find books on dogs.  Have the children write their own book.  You come up with the subject and have each child write their own page.
1044377
Have you talked to your son to see if it is what he wants to do?  If it is, just let him know that it may be a little harder and he may not the get A's and B's he is use to but he can't get discouraged and quit.
1039783
try the naughty step my daughter was the same till i used it give him 2 warnings if that dosent work put him on the step it can be anywere (but when at home keep it in the same place!) for 2 mins if he is two and three mins if he is three and so on then after the time is up tell him why he was on the step and make him say sorry it works just takes time good luck
330713
I know how you feel, I have a seven year old and that is all he wants. The only "regular" food he wants are McD chicken nuggets, hot dogs (plain) and believe it or not canned beef stew. What I do with him is he has to eat at least one of these things and then he will receive a small sweet treat. With him, if I fill him up on food, he doesn't seem to want as many sweets. We make an exchange. I have tried making him eat other things, doesn't work...Hope this helps any at all.
577261
I am a school kid and i know exactly how your son feels, i have no motivation towards my work whatsoever. The only way i can focus on my work is to have everything taken from me. It's not that i doon't want to learn it's just i can't be bothered. So what i would do is ask him if he is actually bothered about his future. If he says he is then tell him that you will take everyhting that he thinks might distract him because then you will be on "his side" but if he says that he isn't bothered about his future then take everyhting away from him anyway so then he will do his work from pure boredom. Dopn't forget to stick to what you say otherwise he won't pay any attention to what you say in the future. I'd also use the technique of restricting the days which he can go out with his friends on, maybe to days at the weekend as usually during the week nobody wants to go out anyway so restricting to weekend wont really affect him but he will think it will and then he will want to work so he can have the rest of the week off.
308135
The only way you can motivate his behavior toward change is by consequences or for him to find an intrinstic reason why studying is beneficial to him. Extenal rewards such as "cash" only work in the short term. In order for him to change his behavior for good he has to find intrinsic rewards - internal motivation. For example, I did terrible in school all the way up till college when I figured out what I wanted to do with my life - be a therapist working with kids. Until I figured that out I wasnt motivated in school either.\n\nAt his age I guess he needs to get the message that sometimes we have to do things because it is our responsibility to do them. As a child his job is to go to school. Explain to him if he doesnt do his "job," consequences will occur. Figure out what he enjoys and use it against him and BE CONSISTENT WITH IT!!! I cant stress that enough. Also catch him when he's doing good and go above and beyond to show him hard work pays off.\n\nAgain, the only way you can motivate him to do it on his own is to help him find an internal drive, a personal motivation. If you cant do that, punishment and rewards are the only way.\n\nCounselorDan (Child Therapist)
657737
To turn him to study other subjects also, he needs to have interest. he cant have that unless he start understanding and knowing the subject.\nHe just need to take up and start studying the subject and i guess he sounds smart , he soon will be interested in reading them.\nTo help him u can set him extra tutions for those subjects. tution does help. it gives u the start up and ensures that everthing is goin studied in time and schedule.\nTution is important.