Or you could celebrate his math/engineering gifts and, as long as his reading level is sufficient to get him through the education he needs to get into MIT, you could leave the reading thing alone.
(This is what worked for both my math/science kids). My DD10 and DS8 have always been able to read (English) above grade level, but never wanted to, unless they were reading non-fiction, science/biology/math kind of stuff (for example, in grade 2, DD couldn't get enough of reading about the human digestive system, but do you think I could get her to read fiction? Not on your life).
I finally gave up.
Something happened to DD10 last year (when she was 9
) and she fell in love with fiction. Now she reads voraciously - joined the reading challenge team at school - and has me scouring the shelves at the local library for more books.
There's been a sort of similar pattern with DS8. Last year we were doing advanced math, and getting him to read was like pulling teeth. This year he can't get enough of graphic novels.
I swear, I didn't do ANYTHING. (Other than give up, lol).
My theory is that their brains developed math/science strengths first, and the love of the written word developed a little later.
I wish I had a strategy or advice...
