From time to time, POSITIVE Parenting readers have asked: Why isn’t my child reading? That has been a major source of distress. We’ll allow Colleen Thompson, who is trained in early childhood education, to address the issue in a two-part series.
Your son or daughter has been going to school from age three yet he/she is still not reading. What could be some of the possible causes? How can you help your child?
See factors to consider at
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091026/news/news3.html
I must say I firmy agree with what the article is saying. Parents need to recognise that their children’s literacy development is largely dependent on the home environment.
Check the child’s sight – take child to opthamologist; Check for any illness which might affect child’s sight; check child’s development – could be a slow learner