Sorry that your daughter is so frustrated. Reading can be very developmental and despite her want to learn it it might not come as easy to her as her brother. I know a very gifted young lady, who despite being obviously gifted and being taught all the right stuff didn't read till the beginning of 2nd grade but then took off and never looked back. I'm just saying this to reassure you that precisely when you learn to read isn't directly tied to your intellect.
My younger child (DS15) taught himself to read when he was 3 with very little help except for the fact that there was a lot of print in the house. We did have the Bob books, and I do remember reading them with him at least once.
On the other hand my older DD (19) started to learn to read in K, but struggled and didn't learn to read well until 3rd grade. She didn't have a major problem picking up phonics, or the simple site words. At the start of 1st grade she was reading above grade level but then she slowed down and the rest of the class zoomed by her. (She does have language LD's) I used the Bob books with her. And reading, reading, reading. Pointing out the words while I read. She watched T.V. shows like Between the Lions, and edutainment programs that probably now don't even run on modern computers.
Last edited by bluemagic; 05/23/14 09:14 AM.
