![]() ![]() Over the past 40-60 years, many people believed children learn to read just like they learn to talk. Instead, readers pay attention to each letter and the sounds those letters spell (Blevins, Phonics A-Z, 2017, p 173) 2. Now we know that the brain attends to the letters in sight words just like other words. We said that words were like a whole picture to memorize. This might seem like a “no-duh” but as I mentioned above, for years teachers taught sight words by shape. ![]() Teach only a handful of words by memorization.Here are 8 research-based strategies for teaching sight words in your home or classroom: That information can be applied to learning sight words. However, we have loads of other evidence for effective reading instruction and other types of learning. There really isn’t much research on how to teach sight words effectively. And often times students with learning issues pay the price. Unfortunately, theory without evidence is widely practiced in education. We don’t! Teacher colleges don’t do a great job of preparing us to teach the fundamentals of reading. You probably think teachers learn how to teach sight wordsin college. Research-based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words Here are 8 research-based strategies for teaching sight words to your child. Now that I have a dyslexic child, I have learned a better approach. I remember having students memorize words like ‘got’ and ‘had.’ I would think to myself: They are called sight words because you can’t sound them out.”īut it never really felt like the best reading strategy to me. “Your child needs to memorize these sight words. I’m the first to admit I used to be wrong about teaching sight words.Įvery September I would stand in front of thirty sets of parents with a list in my hands: ![]() Your child needs to learn sight words but you want to do it the right way? Here are 8 research-based strategies for teaching sight words. ![]()
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