Reading Strategy Friends

large view Flip that vowel sound!

During Reading Workshop, we learned what to do if we get stuck on a word. Some new Reading Friends helped us out. Here is a description of each one....

Eagle Eye- Use the pictures to help you.

Lips the Fish- Say the first few sounds of the word.

Stretchy Snake- Stretch the sounds in the words out slowly.

Chunky Monkey - Look for word family chunks to sound out the word.

Skippy Frog- Skip the word, read to the end of the sentence, and then reread the sentence.

Tryin' Lion- Try a word that makes sense and then reread the sentence.

Flippy Dolphin- Flip the vowel sound.

Helpful Kangaroo - Ask someone for help (try this one last!)

large view Look for word chunks	large view When you can figure out a word and you have tried all the reading strategies, ask a friend.
large view Get your lips ready- say the first few sounds.	large view Look at the pictures for help
large view Skip the word and read to the end of the sentence.	large view Try a word and see if it makes sense in the sentence.
large view Stretch out the word with all the sounds you can find.

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