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| Helping your child learn to read is very important. The most commonly used words in the English language follow few spelling or pronunciation rules and cause children great difficulty when they are beginning to read. If you help your child master these words and know them by sight, then he/she will be able to focus on the more important content words. Reading will be more interesting and more enjoyable as a result! As you can see, helping your child practice his/her sight words on a daily basis will make a dramatic difference as she/he begins to read. |
| Children that are ready to begin learning sight words have a ring of words that they need to know by sight (not by sounding out). We review and practice sight words daily. Each student will have the opportunity to be tested on his/her words every few weeks. First grade students should know 150 to 175 sight words by the end of first grade. |
| Each student will bring home his/her sight words to practice at least once a week.Have fun practicing the words. Look for the words in books, on posters, on signs, at the grocery store, in the poetry folders, etc.! Copy the words on slips of paper and have your child play a version of the game Memory, picking up the words when s/he has found a match. Spell out the words using Alphabets cereal. Practice at the breakfast table or before bedtime, but always keep the practice quick and fun. Let me know if you have another way to practice! |
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| Click here for a list of 300 high frequency words. |