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1.
LOOK FOR PICTURE CLUES. (Sometimes, the
illustrations may give you a hint as to what might be written on the
page.) 2.
REREAD.
(Sometimes, rereading the sentence or even a previous sentence
can give you clues as to what might be written next.) 3.
READ ON AND COME BACK. (Sometimes, by reading ahead,
the probable meaning of the unfamiliar word becomes clear. Then
you go back and reread the sentence and put in the word.) 4.
SKIP THE WORD. (Sometimes, if a word is not vital to
the meaning of the story, you may decide to skip it and continue
reading.) 5.
TRY TO SOUND IT OUT.
(Sometimes, you can use your knowledge of letter sounds to help figure
out an unfamiliar word.) 6. SUBSTITUTE A WORD OF SIMILAR MEANING.
(Sometimes, if you can’t figure out exactly what a word is, you can
substitute one that makes sense and read on.) 7.
STOP FOR A MOMENT TO THINK.
(Sometimes, if you stop for a second and think about what you
have read so far and what you already know about the topic, you may get
an idea as to what the word might be.) 8.
USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SENTENCE AND/OR STORY
STRUCTURE.
(Sometimes, if you know whether the unfamiliar word is the name of
something (a noun), a describing word (an adjective), etc., it can help.
Also, if there is a pattern to the story, it may help you with the
words.) 9.
ASK SOMEONE. (There are
times when you may want to ask someone what a word says, especially if
you have tried some strategies without success and the meaning of the
story is in danger of being lost.) 10.HAVE
SOMEONE READ IT WITH YOU. (If you are finding a story
very difficult to read alone, you may want to ask someone to read aloud
with you. Then, their voice will keep the story going. You
can read the words you do know with your friend and “echo read” the
others right after your friend reads them aloud.) |