My son finds comprehension difficult; he will read a text and miss out the key points and answer incorrectly, and he struggles with inference questions.
He is scoring 6/10 on the 9-10 age CGP 10 min comprehension books, but he will score lower if the test and text are longer. At this stage he should be doing the 10/11 CGP tests but he just isn't ready
I hired an English tutor in December, but the results have been underwhelming; he has only shown a slight improvement. The tutor's suggestions are that he continues to read and practice but it doesn't seem to be improving much.
For the past 6 months I have made him read aloud to me, so i can check his understanding and ask him questions. We do this 3 times a week.
We have switched from older classic texts to more modern texts which interest him more; I have increased / decreased how often he reads aloud but there hasn't been much of an improvement.
Also, although his vocabulary is decent, its not as polished as it needs to be for the 11 plus. Thankfully, his grammar and punctuation are good.
I really need some advice on what to do.
I have accepted that passing the 11+ is unlikely but I am concerned about his general English.
How do I improve his vocab and comprehension - these are life long skills he needs to master.
What am I doing wrong?
He is scoring 6/10 on the 9-10 age CGP 10 min comprehension books, but he will score lower if the test and text are longer. At this stage he should be doing the 10/11 CGP tests but he just isn't ready
I hired an English tutor in December, but the results have been underwhelming; he has only shown a slight improvement. The tutor's suggestions are that he continues to read and practice but it doesn't seem to be improving much.
For the past 6 months I have made him read aloud to me, so i can check his understanding and ask him questions. We do this 3 times a week.
We have switched from older classic texts to more modern texts which interest him more; I have increased / decreased how often he reads aloud but there hasn't been much of an improvement.
Also, although his vocabulary is decent, its not as polished as it needs to be for the 11 plus. Thankfully, his grammar and punctuation are good.
I really need some advice on what to do.
I have accepted that passing the 11+ is unlikely but I am concerned about his general English.
How do I improve his vocab and comprehension - these are life long skills he needs to master.
What am I doing wrong?
Statistics: Posted by Tucks — Mon May 20, 2024 1:31 pm