Stuck on a Word

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Stuck on a Word?

• Try one of these strategies!

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Look for little words in big words. MOTHER
OTHER
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Say the beginning sound and read the rest of
the sentence.

• The cow j___ over the moon.

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Does it sound right?
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Skip it and go on.
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Look for key words or picture clues.
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Backtrack. Read it again.
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Look and listen for letter patterns.
HAT
CAT
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Does it make sense?
Moo, moo.
Oink, oink.