remember to have patience with your son if he can read a few words than he is capable of reading many words if you haven't, start by sight words they are always helpful you can also sit down with your child before bed and read together the same book a couple nights in a roll sometimes that can be encouraging i hope this was helpful and remind him how important he is.

It sounds like he knows how to read but he has trouble with his fluency.  The only way he will improve with that is oral reading.  Have him read you a book at night before bed.

First, we need to figure out what is the basis of why your son is having a harder time learning.
     One reason could be that he is easily distracted when it comes to sitting down and reading. It's difficult to pay attention to what is going on in the book when there is so much going on around him. If this is case, he needs to be in a calm, reading environment both at home and in the class when he reads. You can talk to his teacher about this option. Also, when he reads at home, ask him questions about what he reading. What is going on in the story? Who is the main character? Ask him to define some of the vocabulary.
     Another reason could be that he is just slower at learning how to read, especially with the vocabulary and absence of pictures accompanying every page. I was the exact same way. It took me up until fifth grade to get used to it. This is completely normal. Have him read to you and help him out when he gets stuck on a word, whether it's because he doesn't know how to pronounce or whether he doesn't know the definition.
     A third reason could be that reading isn't fun for him. Make sure that his reading is interesting to him. Every school has a library with tons of books on all different topics. Most teachers even have a classroom library with much variety. They will be more apt to reading if they are interested in what they are reading.

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I hope this helps.

There is a website that could help your child.Let your boy go on Starfall.com.This is a website that could teach your boy the very basic Phonics that he needs to master in order to be able to read. It is interactive, basic, simple and very colorful. Most of my first graders love it.
Try it!! Good Luck!!