They kept trying to do whole language with my son, which just frustrated and upset him.
When I started the Stevenson method (he was almost 12), by the end of the first night, his eyes were shining in a way I’ll never forget. And he said, “Mom, is THAT how you do it? Is THAT how you read?”
He’d gotten the idea that over years the PS never gave him. In one night. It brings tears to my eyes remembering it now.
I’ve seen that look dozens of times in the eyes of the 6th graders I get that believe that can’t read and then amazingly realize that when taught in the way that makes sense....they can.
Good for you for finding a method that worked for your son.