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    This document provides guidance on teaching sight words to children. It defines sight words as frequently used words that are difficult to decode due to irregular spelling patterns. The document recommends that children must first know letter sounds and names before learning sight words. It then describes five strategies for teaching sight words, including see and say, spell and read, arm tap, air writing, and table write. The strategies involve saying, spelling, writing, and tapping out the words. The document also provides a script for correcting mistakes and ideas for practicing sight words in isolation and context. Teachers are advised to teach sight words in small batches and ensure mastery of each word.

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    This document provides guidance on teaching sight words to children. It defines sight words as frequently used words that are difficult to decode due to irregular spelling patterns. The document recommends that children must first know letter sounds and names before learning sight words. It then describes five strategies for teaching sight words, including see and say, spell and read, arm tap, air writing, and table write. The strategies involve saying, spelling, writing, and tapping out the words. The document also provides a script for correcting mistakes and ideas for practicing sight words in isolation and context. Teachers are advised to teach sight words in small batches and ensure mastery of each word.

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    This document provides guidance on teaching sight words to children. It defines sight words as frequently used words that are difficult to decode due to irregular spelling patterns. The document recommends that children must first know letter sounds and names before learning sight words. It then describes five strategies for teaching sight words, including see and say, spell and read, arm tap, air writing, and table write. The strategies involve saying, spelling, writing, and tapping out the words. The document also provides a script for correcting mistakes and ideas for practicing sight words in isolation and context. Teachers are advised to teach sight words in small batches and ensure mastery of each word.

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    Teaching Sight Words

    Before you begin……​It is important to ensure the child has the prior knowledge required
    to be successful. The child needs to be able to recognize, name, and know the sounds of
    all lower-case letters.

    What are Sight Words?

    Sight words are frequently used words


    and words that don’t follow the regular
    rules of spelling, which makes decoding
    difficult. We teach sight words to
    facilitate reading fluency and reading
    comprehension. These words need to be
    memorized as a whole word so learners
    can read them automatically. The idea is
    the student will recognize the words
    which makes reading easier. Commonly
    there are two known lists of sight words
    Dolch sight words and Fry sight words.
    Strategies to teach Sight words…​.
    There are many ways to teach sight words with games, songs, reading, word walls,
    flash cards and singing. Here are 5 specific strategies to use on their own or to
    incorporate into the methods mentioned above.

    All strategies here are repeated many times with the teacher going first and then
    the student following them
    See & Say Spell & Read Arm Tap Air Writing Table Write
    Say the word while Say the word, spell Pat the left Say the word, write Students write the
    underlining as you the word, then say shoulder when the letters in the air word on a surface
    say it it again saying the word, as you say them, (word visible)
    tap down the arm say the word again spelling it out,
    as the word is underlining and
    spelled, then slide saying when
    the hands down finished. Then
    the arm when again without the
    saying the word word in front of
    again. them. ( no teacher
    role in this one)

    https://sightwords. https://sightwords. https://sightwords. https://sightwords. https://sightwords.


    com/sight-words/le com/sight-words/le com/sight-words/le com/sight-words/le com/sight-words/le
    ssons/see-say/ ssons/spell-readin ssons/arm-tapping/ ssons/air-writing/ ssons/table-writing
    g/ /
    What if they say it wrong or don’t recall the word……

    There is no need to highlight the mistake, instead we use a corrective technique that
    emphasizes the correct word. This script uses many opportunities to say the word
    correctly.

    Adult: That word is SHOULD. What word?


    Child:​ SHOULD.
    Adult: Again. What word?
    Child:​ SHOULD.
    Adult: Yes, SHOULD!
    We SHOULD brush our teeth before bed.
    What word?
    Child:​ SHOULD.

    Things to remember…..

    ● Sight words and high frequency words are not the same thing.
    ● Practice sight words in isolation (ex: flashcards) and in context (ex: sight word 
    sentences).
    ● Know that each student will learn at their own pace.
    ● Mastery = the student can read the sight word immediately.
    ● Teach no more than 10 sight words at a time.

    Online Resources:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQiPcwfgGEc
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRHpwuf56VQ
    References
    5 Common Misconceptions about Teaching Sight Words (and How to Avoid Them). (2020). Retrieved
    8 May 2020, from https://www.ateachableteacher.com/teaching-sight-words-misconceptions/
    Sight Words: Teach Your Child to Read. (2020). Retrieved 7 May 2020, from https://sightwords.com/
    Teach For Life. (2017). ​Ideas for Teaching Sight Words​ [Video]. Retrieved from
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQiPcwfgGEc

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