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Practice Ideas
1. Point out and read words in natural settings – stores, streets, etc.
2. Memorize sight words
3. Ask questions before, during, and after reading a book
- Predict what will happen
- List the characters
- Find the main Idea
- What was the problem and solution?
- Retell Story (beginning, middle, end)
- Talk about the book’s genre
4. Don’t immediately tell an unknown word
- Break the word into parts
- Try a different vowel sound (long/short)
- Use illustrations for clues
- Skip the word, re-read sentence, and go
2. Memorize sight words
3. Ask questions before, during, and after reading a book
- Predict what will happen
- List the characters
- Find the main Idea
- What was the problem and solution?
- Retell Story (beginning, middle, end)
- Talk about the book’s genre
4. Don’t immediately tell an unknown word
- Break the word into parts
- Try a different vowel sound (long/short)
- Use illustrations for clues
- Skip the word, re-read sentence, and go