Thanks in general for the words of encouragement and experiences. I am hopeful he will suddenly make a leap forward and everything will quick. I feel I am pressuring him as I feel pressured d/t the comment about retention if he cannot read at the level required. I am also trying to not work too long in one session, 5-10 min as he tires and gets frustrated. For about a month we were doing Reading Eggs as our supplement. That seemed ok, but I needed to start with consonant teams (th, sh, ch, etc) and have been doing that with all about reading. I may go back and forth between the two as reading eggs is more fun. I'll also look into headsprout as an option.

It's so hard as I always loved school, and when I was in K I was older, and we didn't need to read this young, so I feel out of place.

Life is the hardest teacher. It gives the test first and then teaches the lesson.