Chunk the big word
Write a long word like "disagreement" on the board and box the prefix and suffix first. What is left is the base word, agree. Kids read the chunks, then the whole word. Practicing this routine with a few new words a day makes long words much less scary.
Why it works: teaching letter sounds directly and in order is one of the best-supported findings in reading research (National Reading Panel, 2000).
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