Strategies for Deciphering a Text Use Prior Knowledge Read Aloud Use Context Clues I’ve heard of “The Three Bears”; I wonder if this story is like that one. Ah-ha! When I pronounce the word this way, it sounds more familiar. I definitely recognize the name Goldilocks. This sentence, must be about her.
Strategies for Deciphering a Text Use repetition and re- reading Write out or summarize what does make sense or what you do understand At first, I had no idea what this was about, but now that I’ve read this several times, I’m starting to see that part of it is about a trip to the beach. Now that I have the parts that I do understand written down, I can fill in some of the blanks, based on the meaning from the context.
Strategies for Deciphering a Text Ask for help I’ve tried all of the other strategies, but I’m still not understanding what this means. I need to ask someone else to help me decipher this text.