Here are some strategies you can try when reading with your child at home:
1. Use your pointing finger.
2. Look at the picture and think about what makes sense.
3. Does that make sense?
4. Get ready to say that first sound of the tricky word.
5. Reread and try it again.
6. You got the first part but look at the second part (or ending) and vice versa.
7. Does it have an ending?
8. Look for a part you know.
9. You know this part, can you use it to help yourself?
10. Ask: Does it make sense? Does it sound right? Does it look right?
11. What else can you try to help yourself ?
If some of these suggestions don't work and a reasonable time has elapsed, simply tell your child the word and go on. When you have told your child the word, insist that he/she re-read the sentence. Doing so will allow your child to hold the meaning of the story along with the sentence structure.
1. Use your pointing finger.
2. Look at the picture and think about what makes sense.
3. Does that make sense?
4. Get ready to say that first sound of the tricky word.
5. Reread and try it again.
6. You got the first part but look at the second part (or ending) and vice versa.
7. Does it have an ending?
8. Look for a part you know.
9. You know this part, can you use it to help yourself?
10. Ask: Does it make sense? Does it sound right? Does it look right?
11. What else can you try to help yourself ?
If some of these suggestions don't work and a reasonable time has elapsed, simply tell your child the word and go on. When you have told your child the word, insist that he/she re-read the sentence. Doing so will allow your child to hold the meaning of the story along with the sentence structure.