Here are some first steps parents can use to help struggling readers:
Read with your child; parents might read books just above his/her instructional level and books that would interest the child. Let your child read to you (books on his/her independent level). The more the child practices, hears and sees of reading the more quickly the child will move forward.
Talk to your child’s teacher and your child’s school’s support specialist. They will give a parent strategies and a home reading plan for the child. They will also have book suggestions for the child.
Read more with your child. If the parent loves reading and reads, the odds are much greater that the child will as well.