Kids need to learn to read and spell sight words. These are words that break the phonetic code in some way. For example, “there” is a sight word, because although the /th/ and /r/ sounds are regular, the e_e sound is not. If we spelled “there” phonetically, we would write “thair.” There are about 100-150 […]
Halloween Kindergarten Phonics Story
I’ve written a festive Halloween kindergarten phonics story called Pam’s Pumpkin. It includes short vowel words and consonant digraph words. There are some sight words in the story including: have, said, was, some, orange, were, some, one, of. You can also use this for first graders who are working on fluency or are in a […]
Sight Word Tips for Struggling Readers
Sight words are common words that break the phonetic code. They are used frequently and make up about 60% of the written language. Although they are commonly used, they are a tiny fraction of all the words in English in total. There are about 120 sight words worth memorizing and about 170,000 words in English […]
Dinosaur Sight Word Activity for Kindergartners
Sight words break the phonetic code in some way. Many pieces of sight words are phonetic, like the /th/ in the and the /c/ in could. However, every sight word has at least one component that is not phonetic. For example, the /e/ in “the” is irregular and the /oul/ in “could” is also irregular. […]
Sight Words for Older Students
By the time kids are in second grade they should know most sight words (if not all). If they are missing some sight words, reading can be laborious and difficult. Their accuracy rate might be low. Sight words are common and a lack of sight word knowledge will cause a student to reach a stasis. […]