Fix-up strategies

• Use pictures
• Use the pattern in the book
• Use the first letter
• Use the first letter and the last letter
• Look for parts I know
• Read all the way through the word
• Get my mouth ready for the first sound
• Use spelling patterns
• Use syllables
• Reread difficult parts
• Use the letters in the word to make sure what you say matches the letters on the page
• Replace a word you don’t know with one that makes sense
• Ask
  • Does it look right?
  • Does it sound right?
  • Does it make sense