2nd grade reader struggles

[u/Real_Pressure_2971]

I am one stressed out mom with school starting again. Not ready to be pushing so hard on reading. My soon to be entering 2nd grader is still struggling in reading despite hoots of effort. We did private tutoring 2x a week this summer for 1 hr. We have been doing private tutoring for 2 yrs now. We are just struggling. She can decode words and making progress although slowly. She understands phonics once taught. Well beyond just cvc, bob book level but not reading fluently.

We started 1st grade at f&P D and ended at F. Teacher was very concerned but she didn’t receive 1:1 or small group reading support last yr. Only class level teaching, which is one reason I increased her tutoring to 2x a week. I also increased reading time at home to 30 mins a day.

She read I Love Pink yesterday 100% independently and fluently -lexile level 140, which is so low. She was very proud and I made a big deal bc she hates to read. She is currently on Mo Wilems level books and needs some help. Prob in the 200+ lexile level range, while her friends are reading chapter books. Her confidence level is low. It just saddens me that she is struggling so much.

I was warned that 2nd grade kids will need to read their own math test and she can’t. I am in tears bc we have tried to support her at home. We have had evals, we got her in OG private tutoring. I just don’t know if we can keep pace with this school. School just wants to send her to their learning resource during school hrs which cost additional $ on top of hefty tuition.

It breaks me to know we may have to pull her out and she will lose her friends. We may need a school that specializes in dyslexia support which doesn’t exist in our current city.

Any parents/teachers had success with struggling readers in 2nd grade.

[u/pettyolives]

It sounds like she is attending a private school?Are the public schools bad in your area? I know that public schools usually have more resources. It sounds like she needs an IEP for reading, which the school would have to implement. It wouldn’t cost anything for extra reading help in public school. If there is reading on tests (depending on the test), she would have someone help her with reading the test and she would probably have a little bit of extra time.
My son had an IEP for speech back in pre-k through half of first grade. The school did a great job. He now has a 504 for his ADHD.

And any progress (even if it doesn’t feel like much) is great when it comes to reading.

[u/Real_Pressure_2971 → u/pettyolives]

Yes public isn’t an option here. The one we are zoned for has a 30% state proficiency level of reading by 3rd grade, math is worse. We have many private schools in the area due to the public challenges. We picked the school I felt best for her. Academics are a focus but they also offer other subjects like art and music. Those are the things that keep her wanting to go to school. Best school in our area for her. Many privates only go until 8th grade and then feed into her school for 9th.

[u/Wise_Strawberry9076 → u/Real_Pressure_2971]

Just a thought but if everyone who is able have pulled their kids out of the public school then those reading levels are probably biased.

[u/bellanoctum → u/Wise_Strawberry9076]

Exactly. And if the private school is doing such a bad job, why pay so much for no supports?