Listener:
WAIT--Allow discovery time (5 to 10 seconds)
When the reader is having difficulty, say the following:
"Look at the picture."
-or-
"What would make sense?"
-or-
"Read it again and get your mouth ready to say the sounds you know."
-or-
"Skip that word and read on. Can you use the context of the sentence to help you figure out the word?"
-or-
"Is it ______ or _____?" (Give the reader a choice.)
WAIT--Allow discovery time (5 to 10 seconds)
When the reader is having difficulty, say the following:
"Look at the picture."
-or-
"What would make sense?"
-or-
"Read it again and get your mouth ready to say the sounds you know."
-or-
"Skip that word and read on. Can you use the context of the sentence to help you figure out the word?"
-or-
"Is it ______ or _____?" (Give the reader a choice.)
- Not all errors need to be corrected. If an error changes the meaning of the sentence, say: "Try that again."