Here are a few of the tools we use to help your child learn to read by decoding:​

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Eagle Eye

Look at the picture for clues.​

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​Lips the Fish

Say the first sound of the new word.

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Stretchy Snake​

Stretch the word out slowly.

Put the sounds together.​

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Chunky Monkey

Look for a chunk that you know (at in cat).

Look for a word part (-ing, -er).

 

Flippy Dophin

Switch the vowel sound. If the short vowel sound does not work, try the long vowel sound to decode the word.

 

Skippy Frog

Skip the word. Read to the end of the sentence. Hop back and read it again.

 

Tryin Lion

Try to reread the sentence. Try a word that makes sense.