[christal]

thanks! it also benefit me

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The problem with the older one is that he can read and understand English just fine, he just doesn't WANT to read.

This may be a silly question, but if he can already read just fine, then what's the point teaching him how to read?

[mesmark]

That's a pretty good point.

If you're just trying to improve reading comprehension, you might want to get him into some novels. Find a book that he's interested in and assign it as homework and then discuss the book. Have him underline or highlight words he doesn't know and then he can look a few up as he goes if he doesn't understand the general meaning of the sentence. If he understands in general he can skip it and you can go over them with him in class.

Obviously this is really boring and won't make you popular. BUT if you have some sort of incentive for him completing his assignment it makes it much easier.

You can also read a little out loud with him. You read one paragraph and he reads the next.

Incentives can be games in class instead of "work." I'll go over some of my ideas if you're still interested.