I'm concerned my child is a struggling reader...

Anyone who is concerned about his/her child’s reading skills, needs to remember that all children are different and develop skills at different times, etc. Just because your child could use help with his/her reading skills, does not mean that there is something wrong with your child. It simply means there is room for improvement, to make it easier for your child to read, and even enjoy reading. Perhaps he/she is exactly where they need to be, but you’d just like to know how you can help them advance even further. Perhaps he/she really does struggle with reading to the point that he/she cannot read independently. It is important to realize that above all, to determine where your child is at in his/her reading development, you must communicate with your child’s teacher(s). Please be sure to read through the “Parent/Teacher Communication” post (prior to this one) before taking any further action in regards to your child’s reading. Let me also thank you, at this point, for taking the first steps and taking a genuine interest in helping your child to further his/her reading skills. It is concerned parents like you, that teachers will welcome with open arms, as opposed to the parent who takes no interest in helping his/her child, and simply leaves it all up to the hours a child spends in school.