The Fry Sight Words list is a more modern list of words than the Dolch list, and was extended to capture the most common 1,000 words.Dr. Edward Fry developed this expanded list in the 1950s (and updated it in 1980), based on the most common words to appear in reading materials used in Grades 3-9. Bearing the name 'Mr. James Dillingham Young.' The 'Dillingham' had been flung to the breeze during a former period of prosperity when its possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20, though, they were thinking seriously of contracting to a modest and unassuming D. But whenever Mr.
If you're teaching sight words, you know how important it is for beginning readers to learn them. Follow these tips, then select from our wide assortment of sight word activities to keep your students engaged in helpful practice.
Tips for Teaching Sight Words
1) Show students how a word is used orally before presenting the word in written form. Ask an easy question, such as 'What can you put on?' or 'What things can be turned on?'
2) Write some of their answers on the board.
- I can put on my shoes.
- I put on my coat today.
- I can turn on the light switch.
Underline the word ON in each sentence. Read the sentences aloud to your students, pausing each time you come to the word ON. Allow them to 'read' the word ON.
3) Look at the letters in the new sight word. If students already know OFF, ask them to notice what's the same and what's different about the words. If students know the word NO, point out that the letters are the same, but the order is different.
4) Provide lots of practice.
- Use sight word flash cards for words students have already learned.
- Use sight word games and worksheets.
- Most importantly, give students short stories or sentences on the board that contain the new word.
- Ask students to write their own sentences and stories using the new sight words.
5) When choosing which sight words to introduce first to your learners, think about which ones are easiest to learn. Dolch nouns often work well because students can easily understand their meaning.
6) Teach sight words when kids are using them, or just before introducing a new story that contains them. There's no point in teaching third grade sight words to preschoolers, unless they are trying to read a story or worksheet that uses the words. When you teach new sight words, give kids practice reading them right away.
Resources for Teaching Sight Words
- Preprimerand primer sight words flash cards - Large print
- 1st gradesight words- Printable list and activities especially for 1st graders
- 2ndgrade sightwords - Printable list and activities especially for 2ndgraders
- 3rdgrade sight words - Printable flash cards
- Dolch word list- Printable list of all the Dolch words
Sight Word Games & Activities
- Trythese games to build reading, spelling and memory skills!
BingoSight Word Games - Printable game cards are ready-to-go! Fromour sister site, Word-Game-World.com.
Sight Word Printables - Fun pageson which to practice writing number and color words.
Love the Letters!- Three fun activities for partners using any sight words.
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Check out these sight word flash cards:
- Preprimer and primersight words
- Thirdgrade sight words
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