1. Reading Strategies Use these tips and hints to read words you may not know.

2. Give your brain letter clues First and last letters C A T First, middle, and last letters W A T E R

3. Look for picture clues. I saw a big, yellow s_ face.

4. Look for little words in big words. sing ingarm a dill o be causere read

5. Skip the word and read to the end of the sentence. The mad dog b__ at me. The mad dog barked at me.

6. Ask yourself what makes sense. I ate a juicy red a___.

7. Listen and watch. Learn new words that your friends read to you in class.

8. Ask a friend. The tyrannosaurus rex devoured the diplodocus.