Stretch the Stretch It Out Snake

He ssssss….stretches out the beginning, middle and ends of

words!

Skippy the Skip It Frog

Skippy skips over unknown words and reads to the end of the sentence

to help him figure out the word.

Hoot the Owl of Many Questions

Hoot asks lots of questions. Does it make sense? What word would fit?

Chunk the Skunk

Chunk the Skunk looks for sound chunks to help him figure out a

word.

Spoon the Raccoon Detective

Spoon the Raccoon detective is always on the “look” out for picture clues. Picture clues can help you figure out unknown

words. Keep your eyes peeled for picture clues.

Hugo the Huge Mouth Hippo

Hugo the huge mouth hippo always has his mouth ready to read new

words.

Polly Polly the Repeat Parrot

Polly Polly rereads when it doesn’t make sense.

Spinner the Spider

Spinner is always thinking and making to connections when he

reads.

Spark the Firefly

Spark is full of ideas. He figures things out in the stories

he reads. He infers!

Clever Foxy

Foxy is so smart and knows a lot. She always activates her schema

when she reads.

Izzy and Izard the Lizards

They are great dancers and great readers. They know it’s important

to monitor when you read.

Curious George

Curious George is so curious about what will happen next in the story. He keeps

his brain busy making predictions.

Recap the Elephant

An elephant never forgets. Recap loves to retell all the

cool parts of the story.

Digger the Dog

Digger pays attention as he reads and digs out the important information in

his books.

Visualize the Dragon

Good readers paint pictures in their heads as they read. The text comes to life inside their mind and they can see it, feel it, hear it, smell it and even taste it when they read.

Flipper the Flip it Dolphin

Flip a sound when it doesn’t make sense.

Wally Worm

Wally Worm pays attention to the ends of words.

Smoothy Cow

Smoothy Cow practices so she can read smoothly like yogurt instead of cottage

cheese.

Slow Poke Sloth

Slow Poke Sloth reminds us not to read to slow.

Speedy Cheetah

Speedy Cheetah reminds us not to read too fast!

Pointy Patrick

Pointy Patrick points at tricky words to help him stay focused and use his strategies.

Blender Bear

Blender Bear is great at blending. He blends sounds together when he reads.

Attentive Turtle

Attentive Turtle pays attention as he reads and slows down for punctuation.