Struggling Reader? Think of Swiss Cheese (+ How to Fill the Holes and Reading Gaps)

<p>Today&#39;s thirteen-year-olds read at about the same level teens did back in 1971. If you&#39;re raising a struggling reader that explains a lot. By the end of this episode, you&#39;ll reframe your child&#39;s struggling reading as Swiss cheese, holes you can find and fill.</p><p><br></p><p>Kids who slip past the early school years get very good at hiding. They memorize, they guess, they lean on others. That isn&#39;t laziness. It&#39;s a gap in the system, and gaps can be filled.</p><p><br></p><p>I&#39;m Tracy Young, an Orton-Gillingham trained, ALTA-certified tutor and the mom of a dyslexic daughter. In this episode I walk you through how to help a struggling reader who is already past the early grades.</p><p><br></p><p>Here&#39;s what you&#39;ll walk away with:</p><ul><li><p>A way to find your child&#39;s real reading level</p></li><li><p>The one kind of instruction older kids almost never get</p></li><li><p>A plan for finding books that respect a fourteen-year-old&#39;s age and their reading level at the same time</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;d like help mapping your own child&#39;s reading holes, book a free 15-minute consultation at <a href="https://theliteracykeys.com/contact/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Literacy Keys</a>. No pressure and no pitch, just a clear next step.</p><p><br></p><p>If this episode resonated with you, please share it, follow the show so next week&#39;s episode finds you, and leave a quick rating.</p><p><br></p><p>Cheers, </p><p>Tracy Young, </p><p>Orton Gillingham Tutor at The Literacy Keys</p><p>p.s. Check out episodes on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLiteracyKeys" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>(00:00) The fear every parent of an older struggling reader knows</p><p>(01:30) You are not imagining it, and you are not alone</p><p>(04:00) Why so many older kids slipped through</p><p>(06:30) The myth that steals years: &quot;it&#39;s too late after nine&quot;</p><p>(08:30) How to help struggling readers: five things to do at home this month</p><p>(14:00) Getting the school to act</p><p>(18:00) Protecting the reader, not just the reading</p><p><br></p><p>Checkout Episode 27</p><p><strong>Struggling Readers Aren&#39;t Broken: Science of Reading for Parents with Brett Tingley &amp; Laura Stewart</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-nTjVy2UlVcDQ9ivlDoAGYWl5nZZUKVpQSC7g_JObNg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">transcript</a></p>