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Self-Correcting While Reading

Check that text makes sense while reading and self-correct inaccurate reading by re-reading or using context

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What a learner can do afterwards

  • Notice when reading does not make sense and stop to re-read
  • Self-correct errors mid-sentence (e.g. 'Wait, that doesn't sound right')
  • Use meaning, sentence structure, and visual cues together to monitor reading

The lesson

Check that your reading makes sense as you go. If a sentence sounds odd, stop and look again.

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Mia fixed the word in the box: cat makes sense here.
Try it together

Mia read, 'The dog ran up the tree.' Wait, that does not make sense! She looked again. It said cat, not dog. Now the sentence makes sense.

Good to know

Stuck on a word? Look at the other words for clues. You can always re-read the sentence too.

If reading does not make sense, stop, look again, and fix it.

Watch it

Where it sits

Where this leads

Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.

Then practise

8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.

Self-Correcting While Reading · English, ages 5 to 11 · LightMySky