Word Solving Strategies

Readers use a variety of strategies when they encounter unknown words in a text. We want readers to think about:

• What looks right?

• What sounds right?

• What makes sense?

You can use this two page document to the right to help coach your readers at home. These are strategies the students learned in first grade. We will combine and build on these strategies throughout the school year. Click on the Good Habits picture to the right and then click the box with the arrow to open the full document.