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**Flippy Dolphin** tells you to Flip the Vowel Sound: Have your child try another vowel sound if the first one did not sound right. In other words, try a long vowel sound if the short vowel sound does not work (example: a vowel will say its own name when an ‘e’ is added to the end as is bit to bite, hat to ate, not to note). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2a Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

After a student determines a word, they need to **Crosscheck** the word. They ask three questions while crossing their arms over their body: Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make since? Find more information here.

Finally, students should **back-up and re-read** the page, once they figure out the word. This will help them understand what they read.

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