BrownTiger, howdy and bluemagic,
Thank you for your advice and suggestions. I do think that having the option of getting information off of a computer or a tablet is at least part of the reason he doesn't feel like reading even on subjects that he's interested. It may be true that he feels it is too much slower to get the information out of reading by himself than watching someone else talking on a video.
My DH is not a reader but my DS9 is a good reader. If he finds a good book, he'll sit there and read. Often you'll see DS9 reading a book and DS7 on his word game book solving problems. DS9 has finished the first three Harry Potter books but DS7 had no interest reading them.
Seeing a specialist to get his vision checked out is a good idea. There may be hidden issues with his vision that is slowing him down when reading.
I used to read to or with the boys until they were able to read small chapter books. Now I only do it once in a while. Maybe I should pick that up again and read to DS7 more often. I think he'll enjoy the time we spend reading together.
I think it sounds like you have a great plan!
