I have a few ideas, although not a specific curriculum:
The first is testing his level of phonemic awareness - which letters in particular is he having troubles with the print-sound connection? Does he recognize that "ph" makes a /f/ sound, and etc. There is a very good title with lots of games, songs, and exercises aimed at teachers called The Complete Phonemic Awareness Handbook, grades K-2. I like the PA approach a lot because it emphasizes fun and rhyming, not rote memorization, nor drills and etc. I think it really makes sense and the learning goes quickly, and a lot is based on the personal relationship between child-teacher vs. materials or a "curriculum."
Ensuring that he has good tactile sensations regarding letters, to help differentiate between the shapes. Writing letters in sand/salt, tracing them on cutouts, etc. Using fridge magnets (and I recommend a lower case alphabet, similarly colored, to cut out the visual cues that might be confused; there is one where the vowels are red, consonants are blue, which is particularly useful).
Ensuring that reading is kept playful and fun, with lots of games. There's a book called Games for Reading that's very useful, written by a tutor.
Choosing books that interest him, whatever he's interested in or if you have to take turns reading pages.
The first is testing his level of phonemic awareness - which letters in particular is he having troubles with the print-sound connection? Does he recognize that "ph" makes a /f/ sound, and etc. There is a very good title with lots of games, songs, and exercises aimed at teachers called The Complete Phonemic Awareness Handbook, grades K-2. I like the PA approach a lot because it emphasizes fun and rhyming, not rote memorization, nor drills and etc. I think it really makes sense and the learning goes quickly, and a lot is based on the personal relationship between child-teacher vs. materials or a "curriculum."
Ensuring that he has good tactile sensations regarding letters, to help differentiate between the shapes. Writing letters in sand/salt, tracing them on cutouts, etc. Using fridge magnets (and I recommend a lower case alphabet, similarly colored, to cut out the visual cues that might be confused; there is one where the vowels are red, consonants are blue, which is particularly useful).
Ensuring that reading is kept playful and fun, with lots of games. There's a book called Games for Reading that's very useful, written by a tutor.
Choosing books that interest him, whatever he's interested in or if you have to take turns reading pages.
