"Sight word" is one of the most misused terms in reading instruction.
Most of us were taught that "sight word" means a word we can't sound out - a word students have to memorize as a whole (by "sight").
It doesn't. A sight word is actually any word a reader can recognize instantly, without sounding it out. Every word a fluent reader reads automatically is a sight word.
And memorization isn't how words become sight words.
The goal isn't to memorize sight words. The goal is to turn high frequency words into sight words, words a student can recognize instantly. That happens through a specific process, one that connects the sounds, the letters, and the meaning of each word so that the word sticks in long-term memory.
In my newest video, I walk you through a simple, comprehensive method for teaching high frequency words in a way that supports orthographic mapping, the mental process that turns a high frequency word into a sight word.
You'll learn how to teach the sounds, letters, and meaning of each word so that students can eventually read the word instantly.
P.S. I'm running a five-day challenge in August called Transform Your High Frequency Word Instruction. Five short videos, daily prize drawings, and a routine you can take straight into your classroom. Early bird pricing is $15 for a limited time. Sign up now.
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