http://educationaloptions.wordpress.com/ I'm sure most of you subscribe to these updates from Dr. Ruf but I wanted to cross post here since I found it absolutely dead-on. For the last 6 months I have been working with my DS now 7 on reading and spelling. I probably would have had more luck with the cat. Then spontaneously overnight he picked up a chapter book (The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne which I have read to him in the past) and started reading. He is now on his 11th book and actually enjoys it! There are no words to describe how this feels to me. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to read. I wish I could pat myself on the back for this one, but at last this is another gifted thing that I just get to sit back and marvel at him for.
Hope some of you find this helpful.
