Decoding Strategies
Sound out and blend unfamiliar words, chunk longer words, and use picture and context clues to read.
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- 1Decoding Strategies — Set 5Decoding Strategies — Set 5.adaptive
- 2Decoding Strategies — Set 6Decoding Strategies — Set 6.adaptive
- 3Decoding Strategies — Set 7Decoding Strategies — Set 7.adaptive
- 4Decoding Strategies — Set 8Decoding Strategies — Set 8.adaptive
- 5Sounding Out New WordsUse letter sounds to read unfamiliar words.adaptive
- 6Using Picture CluesUse pictures alongside letter sounds to work out unknown words.adaptive
- 7Chunking Long WordsBreak longer words into smaller chunks to read them.adaptive
- 8Decoding — Mixed StrategiesUse a mix of sounding out, chunking, and context clues.adaptive
- 9Sound Out and BlendUse phonic knowledge to decode new words.adaptive
- 10Does It Make Sense?Monitor meaning by checking the sentence makes sense.adaptive
- 11Reading with PhrasingRead groups of words together with smooth phrasing.adaptive
- 12Use the CluesUse context and grammar to read tricky words.adaptive