Show: picture, cover, letter, word, first, last, top bottom, front, back, page, print, story, spine. Point to the first word. Read left to right. Point and match the words as I say them, one to one. Look at the pictures for clues. Use the pictures to make predictions about what will happen in the story. Relate own experiences to the story (prior knowledge). Use them to make predictions about what might happen in the story. Say the first sound of the word - s____ c___ t___ Expect my reading to sound right & make sense. Make my reading sound like talking. Re-read to check what I read makes sense. Answer questions about the story. Retell the story in my own words.