What is Word Solving?
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What is word solving? This may be the missing piece of information for most parents. English is not a completely phonetic language, relying on the sound-it-out strategy is not the most effective way to support a child's reading. To become a fluent reader, more strategies are required. Here are some of them:
Auto the Otter: This means some words cannot be sounded out and just have to be learned by memory, such as sight words.
Chunky Monkey: This means to use letter blends and chunks of words to decode words.
Crabby Connector: This means to make connections between similar words to read a new word. For instance, if you know the word cake, you can more easily read the word lake.
Eagle Eye: This means to look over the entire word.
Elephant Ears: This means to try a word and see if it makes sense in the sentence.
Fix-up Bear: Fix-up Bear means it is alright to go back and reread and fix an error.
Helpful Kangaroo: This strategy may be used when a few others have been tried without success. It means to ask another person for help!
Lips the Fish: This means to have a child get "lips ready" to make the first sound of the word.
Tryin' Lion: Keep trying! Try another strategy! Try again! Of course, this isn't for a tired or frustrated reader.
I hope these strategies are helpful for you and your child.
Before closing, I would like to wish your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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