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Here's your mid-week edition of the Decoding Strategy of the Day.
Decoding Strategy of the Day: Look at the First Letter and Get Your Mouth Ready!
Sometimes, when a new reader is decoding a tricky word, a simple but effective strategy is to prompt him/her by saying, "Look at the first letter and get your mouth ready!" The first letter of the word is (obviously) a powerful clue in decoding the unknown word. When a child gets his/her mouth ready to say the first sound, it often leads to him/her saying the entire word. It's sort of like being "on a roll".
The strategy in action:
When your child comes to an unknown word, you can prompt him/her by saying, "Look at the first letter and get your mouth ready." Review the first sound in the word to be sure your child knows it. Is it one letter? Review the letter's sound. Is it a chunk? Prompt your child by saying, "Look at the beginning of the word. Look for chunks you know." Encourage your child to reread the sentence that contains the tricky word so when the word comes, he/she will be ready with the first sound. Rereading the sentence will also give your child a context for the unknown word, which often leads to correctly decoding the word. Combine this with the "Check the Picture" strategy to further increase your child's chance for success!
Decoding strategies can be used in isolation, or can be combined with other strategies. Remember -- strategies increase your child's chance for reading independence!
Thank you! See you tonight at Math Night!
Here's your mid-week edition of the Decoding Strategy of the Day.
Decoding Strategy of the Day: Look at the First Letter and Get Your Mouth Ready!
Sometimes, when a new reader is decoding a tricky word, a simple but effective strategy is to prompt him/her by saying, "Look at the first letter and get your mouth ready!" The first letter of the word is (obviously) a powerful clue in decoding the unknown word. When a child gets his/her mouth ready to say the first sound, it often leads to him/her saying the entire word. It's sort of like being "on a roll".
The strategy in action:
When your child comes to an unknown word, you can prompt him/her by saying, "Look at the first letter and get your mouth ready." Review the first sound in the word to be sure your child knows it. Is it one letter? Review the letter's sound. Is it a chunk? Prompt your child by saying, "Look at the beginning of the word. Look for chunks you know." Encourage your child to reread the sentence that contains the tricky word so when the word comes, he/she will be ready with the first sound. Rereading the sentence will also give your child a context for the unknown word, which often leads to correctly decoding the word. Combine this with the "Check the Picture" strategy to further increase your child's chance for success!
Decoding strategies can be used in isolation, or can be combined with other strategies. Remember -- strategies increase your child's chance for reading independence!
Thank you! See you tonight at Math Night!
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