4-Year-Old Understands More Than His 4th-Grade Brother
A concerned parent wants Dr. Linda’s help for her 4th grade son’s reading comprehension.
My son is in fourth grade and he loves to read. He even reads the newspaper. But he has no idea what he’s reading! He reads stories to his younger brother who’s four. My four year old can tell me about the story, but his fourth grade brother can’t. I’m concerned there’s something wrong with him.
Janet
Dear Janet,
What’s happening is that he’s learned to read as if he’s reading a word list. He is not visualizing an image in his head nor is he thinking about the story. He also may not be focusing. He’s just reading words. [Read more…]