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Eagle Eye
Look at the
picture.
Think “What is in
the picture that
starts with the
beginning letter?”
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Lips the Fish
Get your
mouth
ready!
Say the
beginning
sound.
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Stretchy Snake
Slowly stretch
each letter
sound to make
the word.
ship = sh iii p
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Tryin’ Lion
Try to re-read
the sentence.
Think “What
makes sense?”
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Chunky Monkey
Break the word
into chunks you
already know.
m at
fl at
spl at ter
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Flippy Dolphin
Flip the vowel
sound.
Try the long &
short sounds.
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Skippy Frog
Skip the tricky
word.
Read to the end.
Go back & try it
again.
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Ways to Ways to Ways to
Take Action! Take Action! Take Action!
Eagle Eye Eagle Eye Eagle Eye
Look at the picture. Look at the picture. Look at the picture.
Use the beginning letter. Use the beginning letter. Use the beginning letter.
Lips the Fish Lips the Fish Lips the Fish
Get your mouth ready. Get your mouth ready. Get your mouth ready.
Say the first sound. Say the first sound. Say the first sound.
Stretchy Snake Stretchy Snake Stretchy Snake
Slooooowly stretch each Slooooowly stretch each Slooooowly stretch each
letter sound together. letter sound together. letter sound together.
Chunky Monkey Chunky Monkey Chunky Monkey
Break the word into Break the word into Break the word into
chunks you know. chunks you know. chunks you know.
m at p fl at p spl at ter m at p fl at p spl at ter m at p fl at p spl at ter
Tryin’ Lion Tryin’ Lion Tryin’ Lion
Try to re-read the Try to re-read the Try to re-read the
sentence. Think about sentence. Think about sentence. Think about
what would make sense. what would make sense. what would make sense.
Skippy Frog Skippy Frog Skippy Frog
Skip the tricky word. Skip the tricky word. Skip the tricky word.
Read to the end. Read to the end. Read to the end.
Go back & try it again. Go back & try it again. Go back & try it again.
Flippy Dolphin Flippy Dolphin Flippy Dolphin
Flip the vowel sound. Flip the vowel sound. Flip the vowel sound.
Try long & short sounds. Try long & short sounds. Try long & short sounds.
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Ways to
Take Action
& Solve Words
ALWAYS
•Make Sense
•Sound Right
•Look Right
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Careful Caterpillar
Carefully read the
whole word.
Think about all the
word parts.
Think about what
makes sense.
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Ways to
Take Action
& Solve Words
ALWAYS…
•Make Sense
•Sound Right
•Look Right
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Ways to Ways to Ways to
Take Action! Take Action! Take Action!
Eagle Eye Eagle Eye Eagle Eye
Look at the picture. Look at the picture. Look at the picture.
Use the beginning letter. Use the beginning letter. Use the beginning letter.
Lips the Fish Lips the Fish Lips the Fish
Get your mouth ready. Get your mouth ready. Get your mouth ready.
Say the first sound. Say the first sound. Say the first sound.
Stretchy Snake Stretchy Snake Stretchy Snake
Slooooowly stretch each Slooooowly stretch each Slooooowly stretch each
letter sound together. letter sound together. letter sound together.
Chunky Monkey Chunky Monkey Chunky Monkey
Break the word into Break the word into Break the word into
chunks you know. chunks you know. chunks you know.
m at p fl at p spl at ter m at p fl at p spl at ter m at p fl at p spl at ter
Tryin’ Lion Tryin’ Lion Tryin’ Lion
Try to re-read the Try to re-read the Try to re-read the
sentence. Think about sentence. Think about sentence. Think about
what would make sense. what would make sense. what would make sense.
Skippy Frog Skippy Frog Skippy Frog
Skip the tricky word. Skip the tricky word. Skip the tricky word.
Read to the end. Read to the end. Read to the end.
Go back & try it again. Go back & try it again. Go back & try it again.
Flippy Dolphin Flippy Dolphin Flippy Dolphin
Flip the vowel sound. Flip the vowel sound. Flip the vowel sound.
Try long & short sounds. Try long & short sounds. Try long & short sounds.
Careful Caterpillar Careful Caterpillar Careful Caterpillar
Carefully read all the Carefully read all the Carefully read all the
parts of the word. Growing Firsties parts of the word. Growing Firsties parts of the word. Growing Firsties
