Ways to Take Action and Solve Words
These are some animal friends we use to help remind our young readers of things they can do to help themselves when they come to tricky words. Your children may talk about the strategies they use. We talk about being strategic readers, which means they are in control as a reader. They can try different things while always working to make sense in the story. How they think about the story and the words helps them grow and learn.
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Eagle Eyes
Look at the picture for clues to help figure out the word. Use the beginning letter. |
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Lips the Fish
Get Your Mouth Ready! Say the first sounds of the word out loud. Read to the end of the sentence and say the sounds again |
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Stretchy Snake
Stretch out the word slowly. "sh - ii - p" = ship Put the sounds together to figure out the new word. |
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Chunky Monkey
Look for a word part or "chunk" you know. |
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Tryin' Lion
Try to reread the sentence. Think: "What makes sense?" |
Skippy Frog
Skip the Tricky word.
Read to the end of the sentence.
Go back and try it again.
Skip the Tricky word.
Read to the end of the sentence.
Go back and try it again.
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Flippy Dolphin
Try a different vowel sound in the tricky word. Reread it to see if it sounds right. ALWAYS:
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