Page 3 - Intro to Totally Literate Games
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DECODING
Grade Level: Pre-School
Prerequisite: Phonics Game. (Also, Families 1 & 2 and Derivatives, in The Basic 6, is very helpful,
being that they are practically identical to these cards.)
Skill Developed: Ability to read virtually any monosyllabic word.
Objective: To read the monosyllabic words on the backside of cards.
How to Play: Depending on the teacher’s discretion, either she or the individual players can choose which
word, row, or column to read. (With Natural Reader, you can check to hear if the selection is right or not.
To select a word, click on it; to select more than one word in a row, depress your mouse and drag the cursor
to the left or right; to select a column or a partial column, first hold down the “Alt” key, then depress your
mouse and run it downwards over your chosen words. (Be sure the speed in right. To do so click on the
jagged wheel in the Natural Reader box and slide the circle either way on the horizontal line.)
Scoring: One point is awarded for each correct attempt.
