Makeconnectionsto otherwords you'veheard.Ask yourself,“does thismakesense?”Is it acompoundword?Is thereasuffix?Usevisualclues.Try toreread thesentence.Do you seea word partyou alreadyknow?Split theword intosyllables andchunk it.Usecontextclues.Free!Free!Can youuse yourbackgroundknowledge?Cover part ofthe word andsolve onepiece at atime.Can youstretch theword outslowly?Is thereaprefix?Try to makethe othersound madeby theletters.Makeconnectionsto otherwords you'veheard.Ask yourself,“does thismakesense?”Is it acompoundword?Is thereasuffix?Usevisualclues.Try toreread thesentence.Do you seea word partyou alreadyknow?Split theword intosyllables andchunk it.Usecontextclues.Free!Free!Can youuse yourbackgroundknowledge?Cover part ofthe word andsolve onepiece at atime.Can youstretch theword outslowly?Is thereaprefix?Try to makethe othersound madeby theletters.

Word Attack Strategies - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Make connections to other words you've heard.
  2. Ask yourself, “does this make sense?”
  3. Is it a compound word?
  4. Is there a suffix?
  5. Use visual clues.
  6. Try to reread the sentence.
  7. Do you see a word part you already know?
  8. Split the word into syllables and chunk it.
  9. Use context clues.
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  12. Can you use your background knowledge?
  13. Cover part of the word and solve one piece at a time.
  14. Can you stretch the word out slowly?
  15. Is there a prefix?
  16. Try to make the other sound made by the letters.