When it comes to spelling words, things are getting pretty boring. The kids know which activities take the longest and which ones help them speed through to get things done the fastest. I made a chart for the winter months hoping it would spark some motivation and help get a few weeks done without any complaints. ***fingers crossed***
Sight words are critical to reading not only because they are used so frequently, but also because many of them cannot easily be sounded out or illustrated. Because they are used so often it is important that readers be able to recognize these words on sight (hence the term “sight words”).
Sight words promote confidence. Because the first 100 sight words represent over 50% of English text, a child who has mastered the list of sight words can already recognize at least half of a sentence. If your child begins to read a book and can already recognize the words, chances are she won’t feel discouraged and put the book down, rather she’ll have more confidence to read it all the way through.
Sight words help promote reading comprehension. When your child opens her book for the first time, instead of trying to decipher what ALL of the words mean, she can shift her attention to focus on those words she is not familiar with. She will already know at least half of the words, so focusing on the other half helps strengthen her understanding of the text.
Sight words provide clues to the context of the text. If your child is familiar with the sight words, she may be able to decode the meaning of the paragraph or sentence by reading the sight words. And, if a picture accompanies the text, your child may be able to determine what the story is about and come away with a few new words under her belt.
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