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“Does it make sense? Does it look right? Does it sound right?” is a helpful cueing system to help your child solve for words when learning to read.
“Does it make sense? Does it look right? Does it sound right?” is a cueing system to help your child solve for words. Here’s how to use these guiding questions.
This is about your child establishing meaning.
This is about your child establishing visual cues.
This is about your child learning language structure.
For Beginner Readers
For Emergent Readers
TeachSTIX Stickable Sight Words
Workbooks
For Beginner Readers
For Emergent Readers
Saba Vlach, Teacher + Early Childhood Professional + Parent
Saba Vlach was an elementary school teacher for 17 years in Dallas-Fort Worth (Kindergarten to Grade 2). She is currently a teacher educator at the The University of Texas at Austin, and has a PhD in Language and Literacy Studies. Saba is the proud parent of a teenager.
For Beginner Readers
For Emergent Readers
TeachSTIX Stickable Sight Words
Workbooks
For Beginner Readers
For Emergent Readers
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