Diane Adamson
Reading Recovery®
Home of the Huskies
“Gimme
paw!”
Last updated 2/13/2008
The answer to a frequently asked question from
our Reading Recovery® parents:
When my child
gets stuck on a word, should I tell him/her to “sound it out?”
A big part of reading is looking at the
words, but reading is mostly getting meaning
from the text.
So, your child should think about what’s
happening in the story and
look at the pictures to see what would make sense with the word s/he
sees.
When s/he makes an attempt with the word, ask
them these three questions:
·
Does
that make sense? (with the picture or with what’s happening in
the story)
·
Does
that look right? (Do the letters in the word LOOK like
the word they said?)
·
Does
that sound right? (Is that the way it sounds in books?)
Their answer should be
YES to all three questions, if their attempt was a good one.
Stay tuned
for more answers to questions you may have about helping your child become a
better reader.
Any questions? 
ßClick here.
I’ll be glad to answer
them. J