But many will watch the movie, get hooked, and then compliantly read an abridged version.ĩ. Really, not many reluctant high school readers are going to plow through an unabridged Les Miserables. There are free audiobooks on Librivox and Christian Audio usually as a free monthly download of some book, also your public library is an endless source of classic audio literature. Many reluctant high school readers can listen to a much higher level of book than they can physically read. Try God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew or Joni by Joni Eareckson Tada. If so, make the BEST of it! Find bios of people in their interest areas or of heroes of the faith. Some reluctant high school readers think they are going to die if they have to read a novel, but they get all excited about biographies. Biographies can be a good attention-getter. Get them hooked on fun books and throw in audio classics.Ĥ. Some of our local homeschool teens discovered they didn’t mind reading at all if they were reading Ted Dekker’s Color Series, Sigmund Brouwer’s Youth Sports Series, Frank Peretti’s Teen Series, or Christian romances. You’re not a bad mom if your kid reads pop lit. (Talk with your homeschool advisor on how best to record this.) If that is so, have them read magazines and how-to books for the bulk of their booklist. They want to build something, play soccer, bake or raise chickens. (It can also open the doors for special accommodations in college, note-takers or untimed tests, for instance.) Is it time for diagnostic testing? Testing can help determine if there is dyslexia, ADD, or other learning issues. Is it time for vision testing and therapy (beyond check for eyeglasses but rather check for visual processing)? One of my kids benefited greatly from vision therapy.

If your teen has some neural processing difficulties, it is hard to know how to help unless you know what the trouble is.

High School Reluctant Reader? Does your homeschool high schooler still struggle with reading?ĭo you get kickback every day during literature?ĭo you feel stressed because you know your teen must read efficiently in order to fend for himself as an adult? Is it sad to think she’ll never be able to enjoy the cultural richness of the classics? Here are 5 important thoughts about reluctant high school readers.

ECHO's Revenge by Sean Austin