When you are reading and come to a word you don't know here are some tools you can use to figure it out.
§ Use picture clues http://www.ehow.com/how_4442634_use-picture-cues-teach-reading.html
§ Chunking: look at parts of the
§ Rules of phonics (Ex. Short vowel vs. Long vowel)
http://www.starfall.com/
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§ Sight word vocabulary
http://www.starfall.com/n/matching/sight-words/load.htm
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§ Rhyming pattern
§ Vocabulary (front loading)
http://www.funbrain.com/words.html
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§ Use context clues
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=191
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§ Self question - “Does that sound right? Does that make sense?”![](http://v2.toolboxpro.org/secure/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/embaressed_smile.gif)
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§ Predicting throughout the story - What will happen next?![](http://v2.toolboxpro.org/secure/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/omg_smile.gif)
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§ Skip and return - go on reading and then come back
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§ Ask higher level questions
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