On Sep 21, 2013, at 3:05 PM, spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I have been on this list since since the late 90's, 97 or 98. I usually > just read through the postings and hardly ever make a comment. But, I have a > twelve year old that has been struggling with reading, mostly comprehension. > He can read fine, but can't tell you about anything that he just read. > About a 6 months ago he came into my library and said he needed a book to > read and wanted to know if he could read one of mine. He looked through the > shelves and asked to read Silverthorn, so I told him he had to start at the > beginning with Magician. He is now on Mistress of the Empire and hasn't shut > up about them since the day he started. > His teacher called the other day to tell us what an amazing change there is > in his reading. When I told him I was proud of him my wife asked me if I was > proud of him for doing so much better and finding something that interested > him enough to get him to read or if it was because he chose Feist to be > interested in...... I honestly don't know !!! > > Anyway Ray I can't thank you enough !!!! He may have eventually found a book > that interested him.... or not... but either way it was your writing that > pulled him into the world of reading !!! Thanks !!! > > Spencer > P.S. .... could you start writing math problems ????? >
LOL. My math skills are why they invented calculators. Anyway, thanks for sharing. As a kid had a learning disability that caused me to have real problems reading. I had a wonderful teacher in about the 3rd grade who said, "You don't need this or that; you're going to do double duty in the reading circle and suddenly I could read. Years later I discovered why that was, which isn't germane to this conversation, but only to say I get the struggle. I'm always very pleased if I help a kid discover his love of reading. Thanks again. Best, R.E.F.
