Learning to Read
When I get stuck on a word in a book,
There are lots of things to do.
I can use them all, you see,
I don't need much help from you!
I can look at the picture to get a hint,
Or think what the story's about,
I can "get my mouth ready", for the first letter,
A kind of "sounding it out."
I can chunk the word into smaller parts,
Like on and ing and ly,
Or find little words in compound words
Like sunshine, today and maybe.
When I come to a word that's hard for me,
I know just what to do. I can think;
"Does it make sense?" "Can we say it that way?"
"Does it look just right to me?"
If I have tried out some of these things
And I still don't know what to do,
Then I may turn around to you
For some help to get me through!!
Jill Warner
Adapted by Donna Gordon
When I get stuck on a word in a book,
There are lots of things to do.
I can use them all, you see,
I don't need much help from you!
I can look at the picture to get a hint,
Or think what the story's about,
I can "get my mouth ready", for the first letter,
A kind of "sounding it out."
I can chunk the word into smaller parts,
Like on and ing and ly,
Or find little words in compound words
Like sunshine, today and maybe.
When I come to a word that's hard for me,
I know just what to do. I can think;
"Does it make sense?" "Can we say it that way?"
"Does it look just right to me?"
If I have tried out some of these things
And I still don't know what to do,
Then I may turn around to you
For some help to get me through!!
Jill Warner
Adapted by Donna Gordon