Decoding Strategies
When your child is reading, you can encourage him/her to use these Decoding Strategies
When your child is reading, you can encourage him/her to use these Decoding Strategies
when encountering an unknown or difficult word.
when encountering an unknown or difficult word.
Decoding Skills for Reading
Decoding Skills for Reading
Use Picture Clues
Use Picture Clues
Use illustrations to gain information about the text.
Use illustrations to gain information about the text.
Click to watch video about the "Eagle Eyes" reading strategy
Get Your Lips Ready / Does it Make Sense?
Get Your Lips Ready / Does it Make Sense?
Get your lips ready by saying the first sound of an unfamiliar word and then continue reading the rest of the sentence. Many times the word will simply pop into your head.
Get your lips ready by saying the first sound of an unfamiliar word and then continue reading the rest of the sentence. Many times the word will simply pop into your head.
Think about what you have read so far and what you already know about the subject. What do you think the word might be? Does the word make sense in the sentence?
Think about what you have read so far and what you already know about the subject. What do you think the word might be? Does the word make sense in the sentence?
Click to watch video about the "Lips the Fish" reading strategy
Look Through The Word for Sounds You Know
Look Through The Word for Sounds You Know
Look through the entire word for familiar sounds you know in order to decode an unfamiliar word. After the initial sound it is sometimes the final sounds they hear most clearly and most frequently know.
Look through the entire word for familiar sounds you know in order to decode an unfamiliar word. After the initial sound it is sometimes the final sounds they hear most clearly and most frequently know.
Click to watch video about the "Stretchy the Snake" reading strategy
Word Chunks
Word Chunks
When you are reading and come to a word you don’t know, look for familiar word parts/chunks (Ex - sportsmanship -- or, sport, man, ship)
When you are reading and come to a word you don’t know, look for familiar word parts/chunks (Ex - sportsmanship -- or, sport, man, ship)
Click to watch video about the “Chunky Monkey” or “Chunking” reading strategy
Skip It - Read on
Skip It - Read on
If you come across a word you don’t know, continue reading the sentence. Sometimes the information that follows can help you identify the unfamiliar word. Don’t forget to go back and reread the whole sentence once you figured out the unknown word.
If you come across a word you don’t know, continue reading the sentence. Sometimes the information that follows can help you identify the unfamiliar word. Don’t forget to go back and reread the whole sentence once you figured out the unknown word.
Click to watch video about the "Skippy Kangaroo/Frog" reading strategy
Does it Make Sense?
Does it Make Sense?
Read and re-read until the sentence or paragraph makes sense. Go back and try it again.
Read and re-read until the sentence or paragraph makes sense. Go back and try it again.
Click to watch video about the "Listening/Tryin' Lion" reading strategy
Flip The Vowel Sound
Flip The Vowel Sound
If the vowel does not sound right, try another vowel sound.
If the vowel does not sound right, try another vowel sound.
Short Vowel - Long Vowel
Long Vowel - Short Vowel
Click to watch video about the "Flippy the Dolphin" reading strategy
Decoding Wheel
Decoding Wheel
Sometimes it will take more than one strategy to decode an unknown word. This wheel will help your child tell you what strategy (ies) he/she will use to read the word.
Sometimes it will take more than one strategy to decode an unknown word. This wheel will help your child tell you what strategy (ies) he/she will use to read the word.
