Stretchy the Snake

Another decoding strategy we've been learning this year is "Stretchy Snake".  When students come to a word they don't know they can stretch out the word and say each sound.  Then put the sounds back together to say the word. This is probably the most widely used decoding strategy. 

Stretchy the Snake decoding strategy is great for lots of small words like t-o-p, or d-i-d. 

There are some rules for this strategy to work.

1. You must look at each letter in the word and say each sound in the word.

2. You must read from left to right.

3. You cannot add any sounds that are not there. 

4. After you say all the sounds you must put the sounds back together

While this strategy is great for small words, it does not always work for larger words.  That's when we use "Chunky Monkey".  More on that strategy to follow :)

Happy Reading!
Mrs. Daniel