Original Promptstart off by explaining that good readers use strategies to sound out unknown words. For each strategy listed provide a new slide and example for students to practice. The strategies are Lips the Fish, Syllable Sammy, Eagle Eye, Stretchy Snake, Flippy Dolphin, and Chunky Monkey. The 2nd last slide use The Book with No Pictures to model decoding strategies for students. Last slide, students are to identify a tricky word while reading on a sticky note and then identify what strategy they used to...
This resource provides a comprehensive toolkit for enhancing reading skills, especially when encountering difficult words. It identifies common reasons readers struggle, such as unfamiliar vocabulary and complex sentence structures, and outlines several strategies to aid comprehension and decoding. The strategies include techniques like 'Lips the Fish' to help with beginning sounds, 'Eagle Eye' for using visual cues, 'Stretchy Snake' for phonemic awareness, 'Syllable Sammy' for breaking down words, 'Flippy Dolphin' for adjusting vowel sounds, and 'Chunky Monkey' for identifying parts of words. The document also includes guided practice examples, concept checks, and a final challenge to reinforce these strategies through independent reading activities.