Choose a reading repair
Identify whether the problem is the letters, the stopping point, phrase grouping or word meaning. Apply that specific repair to the line.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
- Worked case: Prefix: un- in unfair. Suffix: -ness in kindness. Word: cat. Problem: reader substitutes cap for cat.
- Primary check: Prefix: re- in reread. Suffix: -able in readable. Word: rabbit. Problem: reader ignores a period.
Learn the idea
Reading accurately and understanding belong together. Different problems need different repairs: a missed word needs decoding, while unknown meaning may require a definition.
Identify whether the problem is the letters, the stopping point, phrase grouping or word meaning. Apply that specific repair to the line.
Example to read or listen to: Prefix: un- in unfair. Suffix: -ness in kindness. Word: cat. Problem: reader substitutes cap for cat. The answer is decode the missed word and reread. The relevant input states: Problem: reader substitutes cap for cat. This fits decode the missed word and reread. Reading accurately and understanding belong together. Different problems need different repairs: a missed word needs decoding, while unknown meaning may require a definition. Faster rereading does not automatically fix an unknown word.
- Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
- Identify whether the problem is the letters, the stopping point, phrase grouping or word meaning. Apply that specific repair to the line.
- Check the worked solution: decode the missed word and reread. The relevant input states: Problem: reader substitutes cap for cat. This fits decode the missed word and reread. Reading accurately and understanding belong together. Different problems need different repairs: a missed word needs decoding, while unknown meaning may require a definition. Faster rereading does not automatically fix an unknown word.
- Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.
See the method in action
Prefix: un- in unfair. Suffix: -ness in kindness. Word: cat. Problem: reader substitutes cap for cat. Solved: decode the missed word and reread. The relevant input states: Problem: reader substitutes cap for cat. This fits decode the missed word and reread. Reading accurately and understanding belong together. Different problems need different repairs: a missed word needs decoding, while unknown meaning may require a definition. Faster rereading does not automatically fix an unknown word. Identify whether the problem is the letters, the stopping point, phrase grouping or word meaning. Apply that specific repair to the line.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Use the stated difficulty.
- Faster rereading does not automatically fix an unknown word.
See the answer and explanation
pause at the ending punctuation
The relevant input states: Problem: reader ignores a period. This fits pause at the ending punctuation. Reading accurately and understanding belong together. Different problems need different repairs: a missed word needs decoding, while unknown meaning may require a definition. Faster rereading does not automatically fix an unknown word.
Take it further
Optional extra practice: Read the original line: Before preschool, I reread a helpful note. Explain pre-, re- and -ful; divide preschool and helpful into two syllables each; read Before preschool as a phrase. If note is mistaken for not, use final-e decoding and reread. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: Reading accurately and understanding belong together. Different problems need different repairs: a missed word needs decoding, while unknown meaning may require a definition.
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More practice: try new cases
Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.
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Check the subject sources
- CCSS ELA Reading: Foundational Skills — 3
- IES: Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding, K–3
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