How to teach
sight words?
Everyone
teaches sight words. Everyone. BUUUT we all teach a little different so it’s
time to hear how I do it! It’s all about taking
bits and pieces from everyone to make amazing teachers, eh?! YUP!
Daily
Practice!
During our
morning meeting I echo sight words that have been introduced. Sometimes I pull one out of a hat other times
I use a pointer and find one on the wall, and sometimes I have a student “be
the teacher” and pick a word to focus on.
Secret
WORD of the week: You
may pick one word to focus on for the week.
This word you may choose to sing songs about, echo each day, or even
place around the room for a secret “password” that when students pass the word
they have to touch it and spell it.
Word
Wall:
Most
importantly sight and high frequency words should be placed on classroom word
walls. These word walls will give students immediate access to the word for
spelling and writing practice. Remember
the more they see it, the more they will fluently recognize, decode, and USE it
in their reading and writing.
Take
home rings: Sending
home copies of sight words for “at home” practice is not a new idea. It works!
SEND THEM! You may choose to split
up your words equally by grading period.
Copy the words on colored cardstock and place on a ring. Explain that the ring will “LIVE” in their
backpack so that you may use them throughout the school day and they can
practice them at home.
DON’T
FORGET to
assess!
It
is very important to keep great data about your students. This holds you accountable for their learning
and shares growth information with administration and parents. I assess frequently and use a variety of
assessments. I take anecdotal notes
throughout daily practice activities, create word work with sight words, assess
writing and I use formal individual sight word assessments. Whatever works for your classroom use it!
These are my words rings!
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