CHAPTER 2
Pause, Prompt, Praise

When your child is reading, use a pause, prompt, praise approach.


Pause
When your child stops at a difficult word,  pause briefly. Give him/her time to use a reading strategy to  figure out the word.
Prompt
If your child is unable to figure out the word on  his/her own, prompt him/her to use one of  the  strategies.
Praise
When your child uses one of these strategies, you  might say:
  • I like the way you tried to work that out.
  • I