Throughout the school year we will be learning how to recognize and use
chunks to decode words. For example, if your child can recognize the
chunk "at", he or she should be able to read the words hat, bat, that, chat,
flat, splat, etc.
Please have your child use this reading strategy, "Looking for chunks in
words", when decoding unfamiliar words.
Chunks to Review
* an, *and, *at, *all, *ap, *ack, *ake, *ade
* ike, *ill, *is, *in, *ig, *ick, *ip, *ite, *ime, *ine, *ike, *ide
* ot, *ox, *ock, *op, *ock
* un, *unch, *ug, *um, *us, *uck, *ug, *ut
* ed, *en, *est, *et, *eck
* ee, *ea, *er
* ai, *ay
* st
* cl (Clifford)
* ou/ow (Cousin Howie)
* ar (Aunt Arlene)
* ing (ING brothers)
* sh (Cousin Sharon)
* ch (Cousin Chelsea)
* th (Uncle Theo)
* wh (Mr. Whistle or Mr. Whisper)
* qu (Queeny)
* oo (Mr. Boo)
If your child creates a list of any of these chunks he/she can earn a
goldslip.
