Found some good advice here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Sight-Read-Music

wow that's really useful...I shall remember that.

I'm awful at sight reading, my teacher gets frustrated with me cus I stop but he doesnt believe in shouting (nice person, how on earth does he manage it...)...it is to be my very late resolution ( i have decided) to stop stopping in sight reading...especially in minuet and trio duets that my teacher has to try and work out where I am!

lets see how long it takes me...