I think personally that the reading will sort itself out. Your son will eventually get instruction in reading comprehension strategies etc., and will doubtless grow in reading ability just by reading. I'm not saying that would be optimal, but it's not a terrible situation such as the one you have with math. Reading is also something that would be fairly easy to afterschool in spare moments. You could at a minimum just discuss with him what he's been reading lately.

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