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Reading Strategies Anchor Chart

Decoding strategy anchor charts with animal characters, such as Chunky Monkey and Stretchy Snake, that remind students what to try when they get stuck on a word.
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Lips the Fish decoding strategy poster: get your mouth ready to make the first sound of the word, with a red-lipped fish
Introduce first-sound decoding before guided reading
Eagle Eye picture-clue strategy poster: with your mouth ready, check the picture; shown with a bald eagle on a branch
Model using picture clues during a read-aloud
Flippy Dolphin decoding poster: if the word doesn't make sense, flip the spelling pattern; shows a leaping blue dolphin
Prompt to try another sound when a word doesn't make sense
Tryin' Lion reading strategy poster urging readers not to give up and to keep on trying, illustrated with a seated lion
Persistence reminder for independent reading time
Chunky Monkey word-attack poster: look for chunks and spelling patterns that you know, with a smiling cartoon monkey
Display during phonics lessons on word chunks
Stretchy Snake sounding-out poster: stretch the word out and listen to the sounds, shown with a coiled green snake
Pair with segmenting and blending practice
Skippy Frog context-clue strategy poster: skip the word, read the rest of the sentence, then go back and read it again
Teach using context when decoding stalls
What do I do if I'm stuck on a word? One-page summary of all seven animal strategies, from Lips the Fish to Tryin' Lion
Desk or reading-folder reference for student use
Reading Strategy Book Mark: three bookmarks with a name line, each picturing the seven strategy animals from fish to lion
Print and cut for students to keep in their books
Year groups
Years 2–4 (Key Stages 1–2)
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Updated Apr 02, 2022

Subject
Strategies, English
Topic
Reading Strategies, Anchor Chart
Resource types
Anchor Charts
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This resource is a set of 9 anchor charts for teaching reading strategies when students are preparing to read. These charts would work great on a classroom display board or inserted into students' interactive reading notebooks. Mini charts and bookmarks are included.

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  • Decoding

  • Chunking

  • Picture cues

  • Rereading

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