Reading Strategies

• Break apart words into individual letter sounds (/c/ /a/ /t/)

• Look for any letter combinations to combine (chunk) sounds (/ch/  /ea/  /oy/)

• Blend the sounds together

• Use syllables to help decode the word

• Is there a base word? Separate it from the prefixes/suffixes to break it down (unbelievable - un believe able)

• Reread the sentence to see if it makes sense