Helping with Decoding

If your child comes to a tricky word stop and give your child a chance to solve it.

PROMPT

If your child does not continue:

1. Ask, What can you do?

*Look at the picture

*Check the first letter

*Think about the story

2. If your child is still stuck on a tricky word suggest

“Go back to the beginning of the sentence and try again”

“Think about what would make sense there.”

The boy went d____ to the river.

3. If your child reads a word incorrectly you can ask:

*Does that look right?

The boy got on the boat.

*Does it sound right?

The boy gotted on the boat.

*Does it make sense?

The boy at candy.

PRAISE!

1. Praise when the child reads well.

“I like the way you read that.”

2. Praise when the child corrects him/herself.

“You knew that word didn’t say ____.

“You went back there and fixed yourself.”