Reading Strategies

• CHUNKY MONKEY:        Look for small "chunks" you know inside of bigger words.

• STRETCHY SNAKE:     Stretch out the sounds in the word and blend them together.

• ELEPHANT EARS:        Listen carefully as you read the sounds in the word. Does the sound match the letter?

• TURTLE TALK:             Say the word very slowly. Blend the sounds together as you stretch them out.

• SKIPPY SCOTT:          Skip over the tricky word. Read the rest of the sentence, and try it again.

• EAGLE EYE:                  Look at the picture carefully. Use the picture clues to decode tricky words.

• FLIP FLOP FROGGY:  "Flip Flop" the vowel sound. If you tried the word using a short vowel sound, try the word using a long vowel instead.  Reread the word. Does it make sense?

• LIPS THE FISH:           Get your mouth ready. Make the beginning sound of the word.