![]() Therefore posing reading comprehension obstacles to students, are taken care of, and are made easy to read and understand by simply having sight words in your child’s arsenal. Words that sound the same but are spelled in another way and have a different meaning, Since the English language contains a host of words that do not follow regular phonics or spelling standards, children are asked to read, spell, and use such words albeit the confusion. Not only do sight words help children crack and interpret words more effortlessly,īut it also allows them to shift their focus to the more challenging individual texts, making reading less demanding and more fun. Improves Reading Comprehensionįor a child, opening a book to try and enjoy a good story then ending up decoding each word in a sentence can be frustrating. Having to quickly read and comprehend pronouns like “I” and “you” is fundamental in constructing and knowing the meaning of many sentences. Prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, articles, and common verbs are words that assist students largely in understanding the meaning of a sentence. The importance of learning about sight words for kindergarten: Functions As “Service” Words The idea is that children are taught and trained to memorize instant wordsĪs a whole (by shape) to be identified immediately by sight and without the need to apply decoding skills.Īllowing children to focus on the rest of the sentence and hence reading faster. Sight word lists aim to memorize the configuration and shapes of the word. Many of these words are repeated frequently in our daily language and in children reading books, in this case, they are also known as high-frequency words. ![]() Sight words (service words) are words that don’t follow the general rules of spelling and can’t be decoded phonetically (some sight words are). Using sight words to teach a child how to read is a traditional way preschool teachers use. ![]() I included a link where you can download worksheets for sight words for free.īut I hope you read this article first……. I am not saying that sight words are bad but they should be taught using the right strategy. This video explains “Why using sight words alone is not the perfect way of teaching reading and what is the correct strategy?”. You may be shocked to hear that using sight word lists is considered a bad idea for teaching kids reading !! (if not used in the right way and at the right time). Using sight words for kindergarten is a bad idea?!!! ![]()
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