DOLCH 220 Basic Sight Words
These are the basic words / high frequency words that your child should be able to identify as they read and as they write automaticlly. It is very important for their continued growth in reading that you work with them on these words weekly if not daily. http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch-words-all.html
Learning High Frequency Words Why Learn High Frequency Words?
High frequency words (sight words) are words that students encounter frequently in reading and writing. It is critical that readers and writers develop automaticity (automatic recognition), a skill that leads to fluency.
"Students need to be able to read the first 300 Instant Words "instantly" without a moment's hesitation, because these 300 words make up 65% of all written material" (Frye). Comprehension begins to break down when students are focused on trying to decode or sound out the words.
Some high frequency words do not follow regular phonetic rules. They do not follow easy spelling patterns (example: cave, Dave, save, wave, gave, have). As a result, these words (i.e. the word: one ) are more difficult for students to master. Asking children to "sound it out" is pointless and generally causes increased frustration for most struggling readers. Beginning readers need to recognize these words as "sight words". "In order for students to retain a difficult word, they need many opportunities to experience and manipulate it (Throop)."
Much of our language has been adapted from other languages during its development. One sixth of the words survived from old English and almost all of those words are high frequency words.
High frequency words: This term refers to
a.) Nonphonetic words - those needing to be recognized by sight because they can't be sounded out (e.g., was, through).
b.) Frequently occurring words - those needing to be recognized easily because they occur so often.
c.) High-interest words - those recognized by sight because they have special interest and/or emotional overtones for child (e.g., mom, dad, love, birthday, Christmas, dinosaur, etc.)
To encourage your child's learning, you may consider some of the following activities.
Use plastic letters. Make the word, read the word, and break the word.
Later, encourage them to make the word, read the word, cover the word, write the word, check the word, read the word. (Children may peek at the word if necessary while they are learning to write it correctly.)
I Have, Who Has?
Make cards for this game to practice sight words: I have "the," who has "from?"
Commercial Games/Activities: any games with cards to read or letters to manipulate:Scrabble Go Fish Bingo Boggle Clusters Lotto Chunks Word Search Hang Man
I'm thinking of a word. It rhymes with, means the same thing as, is the opposite of, we use this word when, etc.
ABC Order:
Give your child four or five cards to put in ABC order on the
floor in front of them. They check with a partner, combine cards and put in ABC order. Add another pair, etc.
Using the Spelling Cards
Introduce the first card to the children.Tell the children the words on the card.Explain the steps for learning the words. Steps for Learning the Words:
• Say the word. (if shild doesn't know it - they should ask someone what it is)
• Look at the word.
• Say the word.
• Trace the word with your finger, saying the word as you trace it.
• Copy the word, read it, copy it again, read it.
• Place your hand over the word and see if you can write it. Peek if you need to.
• Check the word you have written.
• Read what you have written.
• Keep writing the word without coping until you know it.
• Say the word each time you write it.
• Take a picture of the word with your invisible camera and put it in your head.
• Shut your eyes and see if you can see it.
• Write it again.
• When you think you know all the words on the card, ask a friend to check you. Your friend says the word, and you write it. Your friend will let you peek if you need to.
• When you (the child) can write all the words on the card without peeking, come and show the parent how clever you are.
• After checking, parent will give you the next card
High frequency words (sight words) are words that students encounter frequently in reading and writing. It is critical that readers and writers develop automaticity (automatic recognition), a skill that leads to fluency.
"Students need to be able to read the first 300 Instant Words "instantly" without a moment's hesitation, because these 300 words make up 65% of all written material" (Frye). Comprehension begins to break down when students are focused on trying to decode or sound out the words.
Some high frequency words do not follow regular phonetic rules. They do not follow easy spelling patterns (example: cave, Dave, save, wave, gave, have). As a result, these words (i.e. the word: one ) are more difficult for students to master. Asking children to "sound it out" is pointless and generally causes increased frustration for most struggling readers. Beginning readers need to recognize these words as "sight words". "In order for students to retain a difficult word, they need many opportunities to experience and manipulate it (Throop)."
Much of our language has been adapted from other languages during its development. One sixth of the words survived from old English and almost all of those words are high frequency words.
High frequency words: This term refers to
a.) Nonphonetic words - those needing to be recognized by sight because they can't be sounded out (e.g., was, through).
b.) Frequently occurring words - those needing to be recognized easily because they occur so often.
c.) High-interest words - those recognized by sight because they have special interest and/or emotional overtones for child (e.g., mom, dad, love, birthday, Christmas, dinosaur, etc.)
To encourage your child's learning, you may consider some of the following activities.
Use plastic letters. Make the word, read the word, and break the word.
Later, encourage them to make the word, read the word, cover the word, write the word, check the word, read the word. (Children may peek at the word if necessary while they are learning to write it correctly.)
I Have, Who Has?
Make cards for this game to practice sight words: I have "the," who has "from?"
Commercial Games/Activities: any games with cards to read or letters to manipulate:Scrabble Go Fish Bingo Boggle Clusters Lotto Chunks Word Search Hang Man
I'm thinking of a word. It rhymes with, means the same thing as, is the opposite of, we use this word when, etc.
ABC Order:
Give your child four or five cards to put in ABC order on the
floor in front of them. They check with a partner, combine cards and put in ABC order. Add another pair, etc.
Using the Spelling Cards
Introduce the first card to the children.Tell the children the words on the card.Explain the steps for learning the words. Steps for Learning the Words:
• Say the word. (if shild doesn't know it - they should ask someone what it is)
• Look at the word.
• Say the word.
• Trace the word with your finger, saying the word as you trace it.
• Copy the word, read it, copy it again, read it.
• Place your hand over the word and see if you can write it. Peek if you need to.
• Check the word you have written.
• Read what you have written.
• Keep writing the word without coping until you know it.
• Say the word each time you write it.
• Take a picture of the word with your invisible camera and put it in your head.
• Shut your eyes and see if you can see it.
• Write it again.
• When you think you know all the words on the card, ask a friend to check you. Your friend says the word, and you write it. Your friend will let you peek if you need to.
• When you (the child) can write all the words on the card without peeking, come and show the parent how clever you are.
• After checking, parent will give you the next card