Sight Words (Dolch Word List)
Introduction to Sight Words
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Dolch Word Lists
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| all | Sight Words: Pre-Primer Chart | PK to K | Sound Chart | 38 |
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| all | Sight Words: Primer Chart | K to 1 | Sound Chart | 52 |
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| all | Sight Words: First Grade Chart | 1 to 2 | Sound Chart | 40 |
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| all | Sight Words: Second Grade Chart | 2 to 3 | Sound Chart | 46 |
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| all | Sight Words: Third Grade Chart | 3 to 4 | Sound Chart | 41 |
Introduction to Sight Words.
Reading is one of the most critical skills taught at school. It is virtually impossible for a person to live a productive life in our society without being functionally literate. Children with reading difficulties will undoubtedly have trouble mastering nearly all school subjects even if they are motivated to study. Conversely, children who learn to read in the early grades acquire one of the most basic skills needed to continue their education and be fully-functional as adults.In many schools students are expected to be able to read simple material by the end of the second grade. One of the most important goals in teaching young students to read is making sure they are completely proficient with Sight Words.
Sight Words (sometimes called the Dolch Word List) are some of the most frequently used words in the English language. Even though they number only about 200, Sight Words comprise approximately 50 to 70 percent of any given general, non-technical text. Therefore, teaching Sight Words as early as possible is considered a crucial part of elementary education.
Examples of Sight Words Games.
Wordsearch Puzzles.
Wordsearch puzzles are a great tool for helping children improve their language arts skills. Manually creating wordsearch puzzles is a time-consuming process. Besides, the number of already available puzzles is limited. So what's a teacher to do? Quiz-Tree.com to the rescue! Our brand new Sight Words Wordsearch Puzzle Generator will create a new puzzle for you on demand.
Here's how it works: Simply click on one of the links below. On the next page you will see a puzzle generated using 10 or 20 random words from one of the standard Dolch lists. To get another puzzle variation, simply reload the page and a new puzzle will be created for you automatically.
If you want to choose the number of rows and columns, the amount of words, and other puzzle features, please use this form instead.
Dolch Word Lists:
Pre-PrimerPrimer
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Free Downloadable Sight Words Software:
Sight Words Buddy for WindowsThere are two additional reasons why it is important to give Sight Words an extra priority. Firstly, phonetic analysis can't be applied to many of the Sight Words. Secondly, quite a few of the Sight Words cannot be taught through pictures (e.g. "if", "soon", "but", etc.).
Even though it may take a considerable effort for children to learn the entire Dolch Word List, it is well worth it. Having the ability to recognize these words can dramatically increase confidence and improve reading proficiency of the beginning reader.
Because complete fluency with Sight Words is the foundation of literacy, a variety of techniques are used to teach them to children. Repetition and practice are very important in making Sight Words recognition automatic. For example, there are numerous group activities that help in teaching Dolch Word List in elementary school setting. These activities are often supplemented by interactive games that involve flashcards and computer software.
Here at Quiz-Tree.com you will find exercises that can help your children master Dolch Word List and have some fun too. The exercises are simple and it takes just a few seconds to learn how to use them. When the exercise starts, the student will hear one of the Sight Words. The student's task is to assemble, by using the mouse, the word from the letters provided. After the student answers correctly, the game will move to the next word.
Clearly, exercises and games like the ones presented on this website can be most valuable when used as a part of a comprehensive reading education program that employs a variety of materials and activities.
If you're in the market for a quick, easy, fun, and educational Valentines Day lesson plan, try writing Valentines Acrostic Poems with your students. Plus, this Valentines Day Word List can be used for any number of activites - word searches, creative writing, Bingo, and so much more.
Please share your own Valentines Day activities. I'm always on the lookout for new ways to celebrate holidays in my classroom. Thanks!
Valentines Day Poetry Lesson Plan originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 21:54:10.
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Here's a Language Arts lesson idea that you can put into use tomorrow: Impromptu Speeches. Print out the Impromptu Speech Topics, cut each topic into a little slip of paper, fold them and put them in bag, and have student randomly choose a topic. Give them 5-10 minutes to write a quick speech off the top of their heads. Then start calling each child up one by one and watch the hilarity ensue.
This fun lesson takes little preparation work for the teacher, but teaches students the importance of thinking on their feet and offers fun writing practice with quick turn-around results.
Use It Tomorrow: Impromptu Speech Topics originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 04:20:43.
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Educators around the country have long criticized the No Child Left Behind legislation that deems schools as successes or failures based on test scores and other metrics. This week, it was announced that the Obama administration is set to broadly revamp the program, along with an increase in education spending.
One key change would be the elimination of the 2014 deadline for making sure that all American students rise up to certain academic standards. Additionally, there would be changes to how funding works and schools would be sorted into subcategories that take into account their unique circumstances.
What changes do you think should be made to NCLB?
Obama Bringing Big Changes to No Child Left Behind originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 21:47:50.
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Typically, students eat lunch then go play. However, some schools are finding success by reversing the order of these two activities. The benefits have included less wasted food, 40% fewer nurse visits in the afternoons, and 15 more minutes of daily instructional time.
Instead of coming back to the classroom wound up from the playground, students have a chance to unwind with a more leisurely-paced meal. Rather than rushing through lunch in order to play basketball, the students get their pent-up energy spent before they can refuel their tanks, so to speak.
Do you think this creative timing would work similar miracles with your students? It can't hurt to try, right?
Should Kids Play Before Eating Lunch? Some Schools Are Switching It Up originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 08:38:09.
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The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for excellence in children's literature. The 2010 winner is When Your Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. It's a sci-fi thriller set in 1970s New York - not what I'd normally expect to find in a children's book. But it sounds intriguing, so I'm putting it on my personal "To Read" list.
Have you read this book? I'd love to hear what other teachers think of it.
2010 Newbery Medal Winner for Children's Literature originally appeared on About.com Elementary Education on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 23:32:43.
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