Reading Strategies:

How can I use the beginning of a word and the picture to help me when I read?

• Look at the beginning letter(s) and get my mouth ready/ start the word.
• Check the picture.
• Say a word that starts with the correct sound and makes sense.

How can I use rereading and the beginning sound(s) of a word to help me when I read?

• Go back to the beginning of the sentence and read it again.
• Start the tricky word and say a word that makes sense.
• Make sure the word looks right.

How can I use chunks of a word to help me when I read?

• Look for a chunk I know.
• Get my mouth ready/ start the word, and read the chunk to finish it.

How can I blend letter sounds and chunks to help me when I read?

• Put my finger under the beginning of the word.
• Slide my finger and blend the letter sounds and chunks together.
• Say the whole word.

How can I use the whole sentence to help me when I read?

• Read up to the tricky word and then read the rest of the sentence.
• Think about the sentence or story.          
• Go back to the beginning of the sentence and read up to the tricky word.
• Say a word that looks right and makes sense.