Ideas for Teaching Sight Words
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, KS
Sight Words are common English words that can't be sounded out, so they have to be memorized. Here are some easy yet effective ideas for using songs, flashcards, and a game to help children learn and recognize sight words.
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I'm a 24 year veterans teacher. I've taught K-2. SIGHT WORDS CAN BE TAUGHT TO SOUND OUT. Look up the Science of Reading and Heart words. You can explicitly teach them and map them out. 😀
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I agree!
I taught 0:48 my kids to read using an old phonics book. They only learned one sight word - the word eye. That’s it! They sounded out everything else left to right.
How and what is your resource?
@@useridgaf979 I used a rewriting of a 1800th century phonics book. They didn’t use sight words because most of the time we think words are spelled wrongly, we are actually pronouncing it wrongly. I taught my kids how they used to be pronounced. For example the word “one” comes from alone. We would pronounce it with a long O, and then show how the pronunciation changed. Or the word “said” is the past tense of “say”. If you pronounce it “sayed” it is actually spelled phonetically. That sort of thing. After awhile, my kids got a feel for how things used to be pronounced. We also read it old literature, so they were immersed in how English has changed in an informal way.
I don’t think reading has to be taught like that. I’m not against some sight words, but I think some teachers over estimate how many exceptions to the rules we have in English.
The lady who wrote the book I used never got around to publishing it. She used it to tutor at local schools.
Most programs based on the research Orton -gillingham are good. There’s a FB page called the “Science of Reading” and they have lots of good info.
I really like that you explained that the pronunciation depends on what region you're from. Some people automatically assume something is pronounced wrong if it's not pronounced the same way as their part of the country.
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The other problem with the short words with a schwa is that we tend to de-schwa them when reading them in isolation.
Teaching sight words is always a challenge in the beginning . But yeah as you said , they have to memorize it. I mostly creat some chants for some of them and they’re super simple and interesting for kids.
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Wow, she explained that so perfectly! You are truly a natural at teaching
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I cannot tell you how many hours I've been looking for examples to teach sight words to one of my students. They're already doing a great job with some, but I feel like the dice game might be a hit for them! THANK YOU for this!!
Please teach your students how to sound out the words rather than memorize. I recommend looking up “science of reading”
Excellent and your voice is pleasant. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much! I like how you presented this - very clear.
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Thank you so much!!! I came to you tube for some ideas to get my son interested in learning sight words because I cannot keep him focused on his homework at all. He loves the idea of the dice game and asked me if we can play it this afternoon after school. (Thank you from Queensland, Australia)
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yep sight words can either be super powerful or super boring. I call them trick words. www.visionaryreading.com
Simple straightforward video which is super helpful! Thank you!
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Wow!! that's so simple but powerful. Great job. Thank you. I need to teach my 5 year old son. Especially now in this lockdown
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good idea. games can be used to teach with him feeling in control too
Very simple and informative! Implementing today with my 4yr old!! Blessing to you!!
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good for you
Wow! You really know your stuff very well. That was as easy as it comes. I am so using this on my daughter tomorrow.
This is great thank you found your video so simple to understand
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Definitely your job as a teacher is tremendous and amazing keep it up
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You are really great..well explanation with music..
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Very beautiful way of teaching these words ❣️ very helpful
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You explained this well! Thank You for this. I will be using this idea asap.
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Hi, I wish I had found your video early in the school year. I had a couple of students that had huge gaps in 3rd grade. I tried different strategies and they did advance, but we would have had more fun this way. I also enjoy the fact that you incorporate Math as they learn Sight Words.
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This is a beautiful idea. It is a must try.
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Easy to understand this words and you uploading many words...this is useful for me and my son
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Great technique to teach sight words! Enjoyed the video!
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love the idea that you all implement. I'm very into dyslexia and sight word memory. www.visionaryreading.com
Hello, I am not native English speaker and I had been improving my pronunciation with your videos. Can you post a video about how to teache shapes to preschoolers? Thank you! All your videos are very clear and helpful
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Thank you for the helpful tips! I liked the song. In god's grace will give it a try it with my children and see how it goes.
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Nice Pronunciation teaching...excellent.
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My daughter has to know 100 sight words by the end of this year in order to go to 1st grade, I've tried everything, I really hope this works.
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Make flash cards and play games with them . Use the words in a sentences too. Make sure you teach your child the sounds for each letter. TH-cam has videos called bandunamu and they are so fun and educational and they do the alphabets and sounds ( look for the one that does the ABC's). We are addicted to bandunamu.My 3 year old has mastered 80 site words and is reading level A books. Good luck!
Start with phonics
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This is great! Thank you so much. I’ll be trying this out with my little one this week. With all of this quarantine/pandemic going on, I’m always looking for new ways to teach my lo.
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i have a channel with a playlist grated to cognitive games btw
Engage them with more games dear... indirectly promote their brain development with games, activities, critical thinking... That's what I'm doing with my 4 year old... 10 Fun games for KG to any grade
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Thank you for the song association with the harder sight words💗 I can’t wait to try the game version of sight words too. 😊
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Bingo game
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Thank you for sharing this. I used your ideas for my kid. 👍
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That's great method, I will try it tomorrow with my 5 years old daughter, she misses class, this will be good way to interact with her!! Thanks for sharing.
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Very short but very helpful video like I been thinking how to introduce the sight words to my child. This is so great
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Very nice way of teaching
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Yes, music and learning always makes learning easier.
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This is really a very good way of teaching sight words.. 👍
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Hello Amanda, thank you for the video. I like the activity a lot but I have a question. How do you usually teach the meaning of the sight words? Thank you.
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That is a phenomenal question. I'm very into that exact ides because many sight words don't have much meaning without personally xinnecting it to the child. I have a whole theory on it, but firstly, you create a meaningful rhyme with it that connects with the child personally. www.visionaryreading.com
Thanks so much...i found the right video. Now i can use the method to teach my 6 year old.
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Excellent video great idea
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That’s really helpful , I have a demo tomorrow at school and I believe that I’m gonna do this game with the kids , thank you
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So informative and she is so well spoken! Does she have her own channel?
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Great work....clearly explained
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I never write comment on youtube, but this video is great! It helps me to teach esl kids so much! Thank you:)
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My son attended Wichita Collegiate for a short time, however students with dyslexia require a multisensory approach that has been taught at Fundamental Learning Center in your area. Many instructors have learned those specific methods from Jeanine Phillips and her team to tutor kids to read and succeed. I'm sure their school doors are temporarily closed, too. Stay safe.
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Thank you very much, I love it
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Excellent work
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Thank you for this video! Very helpful!
not really, especially if you have a greater phonemic awareness and knowledge of the alphabetic code, both simple and complex. Sight Word terminology is now becoming redundant.
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This is great, ...thank you!
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Fun idea! Thanks for the tips!
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Nicely explained by you
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You are a great teacher Amanda.
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Great way of delivery
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Most of these words are fully decodeable. Students she be explicitly taught the /TH/ and /th/ phonograms as well as the schwah sound. Words do not need to be memorized, they make complete sense with proper reading instruction.
True, Stacy. This video is well intentioned, but this sight word method is exactly what has led to what is labeled as "dyslexia" in children. Memorizing words leads to wiring the brain into trying to guess instead of decoding--the ONLY way reading in English can be properly taught.
Thanks for this, Stacy. I know my child will reject anything without a logical explanation, so was wondering how I would be doing this. For the same reason, she finds it difficult to associate a name to the sound (why the cuh sound should be called cee!). For now, she is fairly fluent in basic blending including oo, ee, ch and sh. Can you point me towards what I should do next and any recommendations for online resources? Thanks in advance.
Not all words can be phonetically decoded. Thought? Through? Said? Some just need to be memorized for fluency.
@@luzceniceros4349 The point she was making, I think, is that 99% of English words *are* decodable, and that the sight word method is simply not a legitimate way of teaching reading. Memorizing the 26 letters and 44 sounds takes care of an overwhelming majority of reading; trying to memorize tens of thousands of words leads to dyslexia diagnoses, spelling failure, and lack of reading comprehension, all of which were virtually unknown in literate nations before the advent of "look-see" methods.
@@ScottClifton1 totally agree - well intentioned video but not great practice
Fun technique, trying it out with my 4 year old today. Thanks for sharing
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Amazing indeed i like it
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Thank you! So educational and informative. Great teaching and explaining of sight words, and great TPR.
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sight words video... waw .. v helpful
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Thanks for the tips! I got a lot of teaching skills from your videos :)
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What a great explanation style! You are an inspiration for teachers!
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Very very useful video 👍
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Great tutorial
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Useful video... Keep going....
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Thanks a million
Sight words are always helpful 😊
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Enjoyed this (those darn sight words lol)! Thanks
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Thank you, this has taught me what I needed ❤️
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Thank you looks good
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Thanks for sharing. Is there an order when sight words should be introduced ( like after they mastered cvc ) or when should I introduce it ?
Hello. Would be handy if you can put a link of the template of the words that you are using please. Can you do a printable version, where we can just print it off. Many thanks
Your Persona is great as a teacher, I am sure u must be a favorite one 👏👍
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Very well explained 👍👍
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Hi there! is there a list of words I should start with? How many words should I teach by week?
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Great ideas for teachings
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@@TeachforLifeOrgMovement much helpful ideas
Thank you for sharing...it will be helpful if you could use lighter color instead of red with black ink. Thanks for the ideas
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Do you have free sight words sheets which you are sharing in video?
Thanks for the question. We do not, but we can suggest a google search where you may find some ideas: www.google.com/search?q=free+sight+word+worksheets&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS741US743&oq=free+sight+&aqs=chrome.0.0l2j69i57j0l5.3849j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
well explained
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awesome. teaching combined with fun!!!
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I have been having a difficult time teaching my daughters sight words. They forget the word as soon as they read it. And everytime we go back to it, it's like a new word all over again.
They're 5 and 7. I don't know what to Do.. it's like no matter how much we practice the same 6 words, the next time we go over them, the information is lost again.
How do I know if my kids have a learning disability, and is it possible to even teach a child with a disability like dyslexia or apraxia of speech to read? My almost 8 yr old daughter is at a level 2.. the teacher told me the rest of her class is at a level 17! I am getting really worried. And it seems like the teacher has given up and put it all on me to teach her.. when I have absolutely no idea how to help her.
So sorry to hear you are having problems.
Thanks for sharing ... it's a very nice activity
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Thank you nice one
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wow nice sharing keep it up
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good job. Thanks
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Tnx for the idea.. good job
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this is good info
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Thank you for this, I was wondering what is the age to start all this sight word teaching. My daughter is 3 and we read a lot together and I have just realised we focus more on maths and numbers lol . Would it be too early for her to start now?
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maybe change the RED paper into something that can make the writing more visible...thanks
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All words want to be a sight word one day - We know that orthographic mapping requires advanced phonemic awareness, letter-sound knowledge, and phonological long term memory. These all work together to help us produce a long term memory of the words we learn. I could go on and on, but I think it would be much more sensible if you watched this 4 minute video to help your children learn words with tricky bits in them. www.spelfabet.com.au/2015/07/sight-words/ Especially if you are a frustrated parent of a child continuing to present with difficulties due to poor teaching practices and the push to rote learn words, please avoid flash cards and memorising words. It does not provide your child with the skills for tackling new and unfamiliar words.
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I love it!!! Thank you..I will also share with my parents..
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nice of you
Miss, you hv amaazing expressions.... Motivational ...
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Is there a website that I can download the sight word sheet?
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Great idea! Nice video.
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