IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

This week we have been studying a reading strategy called chunking. This helps us identify common letter blends and smaller words within an unknown word. We have used many strategies to explore this decoding method all week. First, we cut apart words written on index cards based on chunks that we found. We used magnetic letters to pull apart words that we were unsure about to see what sight words we could find. We also read a book about a boy named Anthony who realized his name Included the word ant, so he looked for ants every where he went.

Encourage your child to look for common chunks when reading with them at home! This will make attacking unfamiliar words easy and help them feel successful as they read.

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