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Re: Reading Strategies
By Kim

Dear Shelly,
At my school we use the following reading strategies:
1. Get your mouth ready. (We use a picture of lips as a reminder)
2. Look at the picture. (Have a small picture of a scenic picture or something.)
3.
Go back and read it again. (We use an arrow going backwards for this.
4. Look for chunks. (-at, -an, -it, etc...)
5. Does it look right?
Does it sound right?
Does it make sense?
Strategy number 5 can be hard for first graders. Definitely focus on getting their mouth ready and looking for chunks. Have them look at the picture but don't let them become

overly reliant on it. Some kids do and then have difficulty when the books become harder. Let me know if you need any other suggestions and feel free to e-mail. We put these strategies up in the classroom on a poster and the kids all have a bookmark with the strategies on them. I have seen them typed on a hand in some teacher books and have thought of trying that this year. An important thing at our school is that all teachers use them to alleviate confusion between the grades.
Kim