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Special Readers For many children ages three to five, this website will provide core reading skills information and activities that are appropriately suited for their literacy levels. Other children will find this material extremely difficult. Concerned adults working with such children must be relentless in their commitment to help these children learn to read. Before accepting that these children suffer from a learning disability, extra emphasis must be placed in the home, or other nurturing environment, where someone will be available to devote considerable time to helping these children achieve in spite of the obstacles they face (Wise, 2005). It can sometimes be a daunting task, but the reward of seeing these children excel when they had once failed, to see them excited about reading when they had once been intimidated, to see them uplifted in their self-esteem when they had once developed poor concepts of self far outweighs the time you will invest. In this section of the website, those young children experiencing difficulty mastering core reading skills will be referred to as "special readers." Indeed, they are special, not because their learning has been slow or challenged by their environment, but because of the special attention that they deserve to help them learn to read. There are many types of special readers, but those who might find this website most beneficial are considered here.
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