YOU MAY WANT TO TRY TEACHING your child at home. This may be a good choice if you feel that his school provides a positive learning environment, but you feel that the reading instruction is not enough. Alternatively, you may want to homeschool your child, perhaps for a short period to help him catch up in school or as an alternative choice to formal schooling. This chapter will provide a guide to some of the issues you will face and includes additional suggestions for helping your child become a reader.

