Author: Natalie Hodkinson

Reading
Strategies

A new word, what can I try to help me read it?

I still don't know a word. I need to ask for help.

Does this work look like a word I already know?

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cat mat
cat mat

Can I read on?

What is the first phoneme?

C __ __ ___
cat mat

Can I guess the word?

?
cat mat

Can I see a word I already know in the new word?

s t o p
cat mat

What is the final phoneme?

Does the picture help me?

Can I blend the phonemes to read the words?

____ ____ n
cat mat

s..t..o..p
cat mat