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decoding-reading-strategies
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English Language Arts
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What Is Decoding?
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what-is-decoding
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Decoding is the process of turning letters into sounds and then using these sounds to form meaningful words.

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The word “monkey” pointing to the sounds “muhng” and “kee,” themselves pointing to the picture of a monkey.
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Decoding: How & Why
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decoding-how-why
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How to decode

Turn letters into sounds*

• Sound out letters or letter groups

• Blend sounds together

Break words down

• Into smaller sound groups

• Into smaller and familiar words

Why decode

To be able to

• Pronounce words

• Understand words

• Interpret long, unfamiliar words

*Some words have spellings that can make them tricky to decode. When that’s the case, look up their meanings in a dictionary.

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Decoding at a Glance
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decoding-at-a-glance
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Summary of the decoding reading strategy. When decoding, turn letter combinations into sounds and break down long words into smaller, more familiar ones when needed.
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Reading Strategies at a Glance
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reading-strategies-at-a-glance
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Summary table of the 12 reading strategies: previewing, activating prior knowledge, making predictions, decoding, visualizing, questioning, annotating, making connections, graphic organizers, inferring, summarizing and skimming & scanning.
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See Also
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see-also
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