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Reading Strategies

This document provides tips for sounding out difficult words while reading using mnemonic devices: Pointy Porcupine suggests pointing to each word as you say it; Eagle Eye recommends looking at pictures for clues; Lips the Fish advises saying the beginning sounds of words and rereading sentences; Stretchy Snake is to stretch words out slowly; Chunky Monkey is to look for known word parts; Skippy Frog means skipping and rereading words; and Tryin' Lion suggests rereading sentences and guessing words that make sense. The overall message is to not give up on tricky words and keep reading.

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Reading Strategies

This document provides tips for sounding out difficult words while reading using mnemonic devices: Pointy Porcupine suggests pointing to each word as you say it; Eagle Eye recommends looking at pictures for clues; Lips the Fish advises saying the beginning sounds of words and rereading sentences; Stretchy Snake is to stretch words out slowly; Chunky Monkey is to look for known word parts; Skippy Frog means skipping and rereading words; and Tryin' Lion suggests rereading sentences and guessing words that make sense. The overall message is to not give up on tricky words and keep reading.

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Stuck on a word?

Pointy Porcupine See one word, Say one word!


Point to each word that you say, that way
you dont get confused where you are in the
sentence.


Eagle Eye - Look at the pictures!
Look at the picture for clues

Lips the Fish - Get your lips ready!
Say the first few sounds of the new word
Read to the end of sentence and say it again

Stretchy Snake - Stretch it out!
Stretch the word out slowly
Put the sounds together

Chunky Monkey - Chunk the Word!
Look for a chunk that you know (-at, -an)
Look for a word part (-ing, -er)

Skippy Frog - Skip It, Skip It!
Skip the word
Read to the end of the sentence
Hop back and READ IT, READ IT!


Tryin Lion - Try it again!
Try to reread the sentence
Try a word that makes sense
Never let the word win. Read on!!!!

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