My two children are both dyslexic, and we had them privately tutored in the Lindamood Bell
method. Compared with other phonics programs such as Spalding or Riggs which are good 
for average learners, Lindamood creates new pathways in the brain that employ the much 
larger sensory motor part of the brain. The program will be a lot of work but may encourage
your son if it makes things come easier for him.
~Kay
 
A friend of mine, who worked as a reading recovery teacher, suggested that I stop
trying to force my daughter to read books, and instead to work with her kinesthetic
abilities.  So I made some changes.  My daughter and I would bake pretzels in the
shape of ABCs, and then spell words together.  We made lots of crafts together.  She
also loved to draw pictures and make little booklets.  In short, she ended up
learning how to read through her hands.  Now, she is passionate about reading, and
has written several short stories! There is a book called The Writing Road to Reading.
It may be of some assistance to you, if you have a kinestethic learner. 
~Lisa
 
I used Brain Integration and Vision Therapy with my son. We started with VT
which worked some but was labor intensive on our part. Then I was introduced 
to Brain Integration. In short it is a series of activities that a trained individual
does with the child to help link the right brain to the left so they can work together better. 
~Carolyn

 
 My kids work well with incentives.  30 minutes reading time = 10 minutes on the computer.
	~Angie
 
For every "learning" book my children read, they get to choose 1 "fun" book from the library.
	~Kimberly
 
We hired an Orton Gillingham tutor for 1 hour 3 x a week for 2 years. She diagnosed my son
 with dyslexia and helped him overcome his reading disability.     
~Sue
Have a daily required reading time, but let him choose what he reads.Reading, like typing,
is one of those skills that improves the more it is used. 
Other techniques we also used:

• Little to no "baby talk" to our children when they were infant and toddler age.
• Read to the child, from the time he is able to be held comfortably at the same time as a book. 
• Alternate reading with the child. You read a page; he reads a page. You read a chapter from a chapter book, he reads a chapter from an easy reader.
• Captions are often on at our house when we are watching TV. 
• Make the public library a frequent place where your whole family goes. Parents modeling being readers and not just passive viewers is a big help.
• Make use of home reference books: dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
• Encourage accomplishments in reading and writting.

~Martha
 
1.  Ask your reluctant reader to read aloud to younger siblings. Even if the books
     are below grade level, at least he's reading. 
2.  Read aloud to your reluctant reader and stop reading at an exciting part.
     He will ask, "Then what happened?" And you will tell him you can't read anymore,
     but he can keep reading if he wants to.			
~Rhonda
We started using Audioblox, Phonics Pathways, and SequentialSpelling by AVKO. 
The results were amazing! 
~Firth
 
3 things to help a reluctant reader:
	1. Time to mature
	2. Interest in the subject matter
	3. Match the teaching style to his learning style
Lastly, read Better Late than Early by Dr. Raymond Moore. It's an invaluable book informing 
why "formal" schooling before age ten causes many problems later.       
~Sue
 
He may have vision issues or tracking problems. Make sure you see a doctor who specializes
in tracking. My friend has a son who had issues with reading, too. He saw a tutor for two 
years and nothing seemed to work. He just started high school when she finally took
him in to check his eyes. His doctor was able to tell him that he had reading difficulties and
with glasses he is doing so much better.		
~Susan
 
I also have an 8 year old son who doesn't like to read. I had to come to terms with the fact 
that reading is hard for him so he does not want to do it. I am striving to be more patient 
with him, and I work very hard to find books at or just below his reading level that are of 
interest to him. Usborne books has a lot of great books that include the reading level.     
~Kim