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If you don't remember what you read, i don't think audio books will help because they allow you to focus too much on other things. I constantly listen to audiobooks, but when i do so its always books i have already actually read. But i also multitask when i am listening as i cannot just sit or lay there listening to them. I am either driving or skimming online or such where my eyes are focusing. Honestly from your OP, audio won't help you as you are already having concentration problems and to me, audiobooks are harder to concentrate on because you don't have the physical book in front of you to focus on.
You could possibly try listening to white noise while trying to read which will give your mind something to block out. Maybe you can take notes while you are reading. Give yourself a brief outline to what you read as you read it. Or get one of those tapethings that you could make a quick summary when you are done reading for the moment and then you can listen to it prior to continuing.
You could also consider taking a book he would enjoy and read it together out loud. You read a chapter or page whatever is easier and he read a chapter, do this right before bedtime and don't make it a task but something fun. Then prior to reading the next day, have him tell you what has happened. Read the same books he is so you guys can talk about them or make up plays about them or roleplay something or just laugh about something funny in the books-- young kids love acting out things in books and stories. Talk more with your daughter about the books she is reading and how she is enjoying the books and why etc. Talk to his teachers and tell them the issue and see what they recommend also.
Make reading with him interactive rather than isolated - i.e. he sees you reading so he will. Make it a family thing wherein you all read for 1/2 hour then talk about what you read. (I just read your reply above -- you don't have to be at the same reading levels a story is a story -- he isn't reading at her level, he simply hears about her take on the story she just read). Reading livens the imagination, so its not really hard to get kids involved, but what is hard is getting them to choose reading over all the other fun stuff. So set aside time for him to read not as a chore but as something you all do for fun. Eventually, he will grasp the concept of enjoyment, especially when he starts to read to himself.
Don't put so much pressure on yourself, he may see your struggle and that could hinder you. If you can't do it, then focus on your daughters enjoyment of it. If you make it seem like work, he will think its work, so focus on the person who it isn't work for. If that makes sense.
Not sure this is what you are looking for but all in all, what you are trying to do is show him that reading is more fun than other fun things i.e., TV, video games etc. And that you can do to me even if you struggle with reading. You don't need to be good at reading or need reading to be easy to show enjoyment of reading.
angel
barely, she says she can't read and you write out a novel?
I dig that you are trying to mock the op with your post.
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