expert advice MORE He Hates Reading! Q: My fourth-grade son is a
straight-A student but hates to read. Could the problem be that
he is not a good reader? We read 20 to 30 minutes every night
and he gets so frustrated. He frequently stops and backs up a
couple of words and repeats them. He doesn't stop reading when
he gets to a period, he just keeps going. He sticks words in
that aren't even there. I can't figure out what is causing him
to do these things. I think he might enjoy reading if he weren't
so frustrated. Any suggestions? A: Your son may hate to read
because he has some reading problems. At the very least, he is a
poor oral reader. You need solid information about his reading
skills, because it will be difficult for him to continue being
such an excellent student if he really isn't a good reader. Make
an appointment to discuss your son's reading with his teacher.
Talk about how frustrating he finds it to read aloud with you.
Ask the teacher if he or she has noticed similar problems in the
classroom.