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Here are some reading strategies to help your child improve his/her reading skills.
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Strategy |
Definition |
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Point to Words |
for beginner readers, point to each word |
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Use Picture Clues |
look at the picture on the page |
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Cover Up Endings |
put finger over endings (such as -ed in played, read "play", and then "played") |
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Read Ahead |
skip the unknown word, read to the end of the sentence to figure out unknown word |
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Look for a Little Word in a Longer Word |
example: Monday, look for the word "day" |
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Look for Chunks |
a chunk is a vowel and the consonants that follow it, example: ack - look for the chunk -ack in back |
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Look Back |
look back at what has been read to understand what is written |
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Look at the First and Last Letters |
when a word is unknown, look at the first and last letter of the word to see what makes sense |
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Chunk It |
divide word into parts |
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Stop and Think |
pause and think about what has been read |
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Read it Again |
re-read the sentence to see if it makes sense |
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Ask an Expert |
if none of the other strategies work, ask someone for help |
