My daughters teacher said my 8yo, although reads quite well for her age, and is on par with understanding of the text, BUT she's mono toned and robotic in her reading.
Does it really matter she doesn't read expressively as long as she understands what she's reading and can tell you in a normal tone what the story or text is about. I'm quite impressed with her reading, as I couldn't read until an adult.... should I be worried
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It's more to do with reading within the intended context. It's acknowledging grammar within the text which can really change the context. It is important but I wouldn't be too stressed about it if her actual reading is fine, she will get there eventually. It could also be a bit of anxiety when reading out loud in front of others.
just keep encouraging her reading and keep an eye on it. Sometimes teachers see what parents don’t. Ask the teacher what advise does she have?
My son wouldn’t read at all. They pulled my up and told me he doesn’t know his ABC’s , I told them he has known them since he was a baby and they wouldn’t have it! Turns out it was anxiety and he wouldn’t read in front of anyone. He would get scared and close up. Don’t stress too much about it.
I wonder if it’s been learnt from you?
With school, teachers always have to say where your child’s at, and where to next. So don’t get down about it, it’s just her ‘where to next’ with reading. Yes, she will be able to infer deeper meaning when she can put emotion into speech and choose appropriate volume, pace, intonation, expression, etc
My son was monotone all thru school . At 25years old he was diagnosed with high functioning Autism with Aspergers.
Aspergers isn't a diagnosis on its own anymore, but still comes under the umbrella of autism with other autistic traits just no longer as a solo diagnosis.
Or now known as level 1 autism.
I did this because I found it boring and frankly hated reading in front of the class. The biggest question I have is does she do this at home? Practice reading a book normally and then doing silly voices and see if she giggles and participates in changing it up. If she is able to comfortably read a text and show enthusiasm then report that back to the teacher. It may just be a classroom problem