How we take reading and writing for granted

i was trying to enroll my son into a international school, and there were assessment tests to go for, and my boy didn't do so well. reason being: he can hardly read and write. he will be turning 6 in a few months time.

i am not being biased here, my son is brillant, he has been tested and has an IQ of a genius, but he can barely read and write. my fault. he hated writing and reading when we enrolled him into pre-school the year he turned four years old, so i relented and didn't push him in his writing and spelling homework at all. in fact, i just didn't bother letting him do his homework. thus, my child cannot read and write, and he now have problems learning his lessons in school as he cannot read the instructions given in his lessons.

i am now going to apply the Dolch lists intensively and am hoping that his super power memory will help him out here. I have created a blog solely to monitor and track his progress on his learning to read and write with this method. please wish us Godspeed. many thanks :)