![]() Let’s talk about spelling today, specifically SIGHT WORDS! Teaching a child how to READ sight words is NOT the same as teaching a child how to SPELL sight words! This post will focus on teaching a child how to SPELL sight words. *About 300 Sight Words account for 75% of those we read and write. *100 Sight words make up about 50% of those we read and write. *12 Sight words make up about 25% of those we read and write. The most important thing is that you are teaching sight words strategically, consistently and effectively. Which one should you use? Honestly, it probably doesn’t really matter which one you use since they both overlap and cover all major sight words. Fry Sight Words: The Fry list was updated and expanded to include 1,000 words within bands of 100, which make up about 90% of all written language. What is the difference between the Dolch and Fry list? Dolch Sight Words: The Dolch list was compiled in the early 1900’s and comprise of 50%-70% of all words used in school books, library books, newspapers, etc. The two most common lists of sight words are the Dolch list and Fry list. Coupled together, we build stronger readers and spellers! Sight Word Statistics: In my opinion, that is okay! I am a strong advocate of teaching both phonics and sight words. Teaching sight words employs a “ whole language approach” which means it is not phonics based. ![]() A majority of the words that we read in a text are considered sight words. It does not store any personal data.Sight words are the most commonly used words in the English language. ![]() The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]() What do you do in your classroom to help make sight words stick? I’d love to hear!! If you are looking for more sight word practice, these are great for homework, morning work, or for small group time as you focus on specific words! We loved using Reading A-Z little printable books for this purpose (and guided reading instruction, but we can talk about that later)! Kids can highlight in their own paper books, too. During shared reading or interactive writing, stop and point them out. They are all over text and should be all over your room. There is a reason that they are what they are. If you don’t do community supplies, another idea is to hang them from the ceiling! Any way you do it that works for you is great, just get those words in front of them! Find them and point them out constantly! A dear teaching friend of mine likes to put the sight words on index cards, then attaches them to a ruler and sticks the ruler in her community supplies tub. I simply printed the sight words, used sticky tac, and attached them to my community supply tubs on each table. ![]() Make sure sight words are in front of students all the time!Īn easy way to do this is to use sight words as table names. We loved playing Guess My Word, Finish My Sentence, and Write It! Erase it! Write It! Grab the directions to play these sight word games HERE for FREE. In our classroom, we would play games during transition times or during downtime while waiting to go to lunch or while taking whole class bathroom breaks. ![]()
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