Okay, folks. Need to see if any of you have kids who do this:

We've been struggling w/the new school as they placed DS6 at a reading level of what he was doing 2 summers ago and many levels below what previous school assessed him at. So far, teacher and I have been communicating via e-mail, though I've asked for a mtg w/her and the reading specialist.

First, she said the reason was his comprehension. Her latest concern is that DS6 skips words when he reads. She thinks that he's trying to read too fast. Do any of your kids do this? I've asked DS about the fact that he skips the words, and his response: "If what I read doesn't make sense I go back and see why." From the times he actually reads with me (those are few and far between now), he usually skips words like "and," "or," etc.

My DH is a fast reader and this is something he's done his whole life. He often can't really tell you character names b/c if they aren't simple names, he reads them by a letter or two and somehow manages to follow the character. He also grade skipped 1st grade completely. So, I'm wondering if this is a trait that others of you have seen as well and how you deal with it. Given that DH still does this, I suspect it would be very difficult to change in DS6.

Thoughts?