A few thoughts. First, let him read anything he likes, including comic books. If he likes the Hobbit, try Lord of The Rings. If he likes sci-FI and fantasy, there are great authors like Heinlein and Asimov. My parents, who were teachers, limited my TV time but never my reading, and my verbal standardized test scores were always 99th percentile. Second, if you try this and nothing improves, he may simply be wired for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). My dear goddaughter is like this, and we steered her towards engineering schools, where verbal scores were not as important. She is now finishing her senior year in engineering at Cornell. Think college grads have trouble finding jobs? She's not. Companies are lining up to hire her.
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