Ms. Faircloth's Class

Use these tips while reading on-level books with your child.

1. Tip 1
2. Tip 2
3. Tip 3
4. Tip 4
5. Tip 5
6. Tip 6

Tip 1

* Tell the child to look at the picture. You may tell the child the word is 
something that can be seen in the picture, if that is the case.

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Tip 2

*Tell the child to look for chunks in a word, such as "it" in the word sit, or
"at" in cat.

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Tip 3

* Ask the child if the work looks like another word he/she knows. 
  Does cook look like book? Cat look like hat?

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Tip 4

* Ask the child to go on and read to the end of the sentence. Often by 
reading the other words in context, the child can figure out the unknown word.

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Tip 5

*If the child says the wrong word while reading ask questions like:
  -Does that make sense?
  - Does it sound right?
  - Does it look right?

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Tip 6

Ask the child to get his/her mouth ready to say the word by shaping the mouth 
for the beginning letter.

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