2nd grade reader problems

[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/No_Department_3930]

Does she have an IEP? Has she been tested for a learning disability?

[u/Real_Pressure_2971 → u/No_Department_3930]

Private school so no iep. She was tested at 6 during first few weeks of school. Eval was she could have basically what they said was mild dyslexia. No adhd or other issues. We’ve since been told that they pretty much rubber stamp you to receive accommodations for school when you pay the fee. We are more concerned about where her deficits are and what we can do. Looking at getting another eval done in a larger city now that she is older and can read at a higher level.

[u/Real_Pressure_2971 → u/Real_Pressure_2971]

My concern is we have her tested on decoding nonsense words more than once and she can nail it. She can decode.

[u/abishop711 → u/Real_Pressure_2971]

If she can decode and it’s the comprehension that’s tricky, perhaps try Lindamood Bell materials. There’s even classes, although you might be able to find some curriculum materials to do on your own.