Tips for Good Readers

 

At Austin Elementary, we believe that a strong foundation in reading begins early.  Below you will find the strategies that we teach our students in the classroom.  We encourage you to use these strategies when you are reading with your children at home.

Look for words you know
Look for word bits and parts

Self-correct     
Read ahead
Read aloud
Use picture clues to confirm predictions
Sequence events/Summarize
Use word order and context to confirm meaning
Create mental images
Make inferences

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