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Yeah, I suspect my son is a little dyslexic. He cannot write and may never be able to. He does Kapa Haka and I love the idea of him learning a bunch of Te Reo.
However, every night that we force our way through a book where he is just getting lost makes him really despondent and kills his enthusiasm for reading.
I understand what you are saying, not everyone learns in the same way. This seems to be less of an issue with texts that have Maōri words in them, and more of an issue if your son's teacher not giving him texts that are appropriate to his learning (because they expect all kids to learn the same way). It's fantastic that he is learning te reo through kapa haka.