We recently talked about fluency and the role of sight words in developing fluency for elementary students. Research ascertains that kiddos who know a lot of words automatically read in ways that are smoother, understand more of what they read, and succeed more (although it is never really stated what that last one means) than kiddos who are not fluent readers. Here are some resources I've used from the web that will help you think about ways to use sight words in your classroom:
Sight Word From Ms. Ross's Class :: Lots of information about sight words here, including flashcards, word lists and connections to additional web resources.
Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Resources :: Sight words are also sometimes called Dolch words. This site contains a similar array of resources, definitely worth looking through.
Zwolle Elementary Sight Word Fun :: Some of the links are dead, but it's a good collection of sight word resources as well.
Here's another site that features Name Brand Phonics lessons: 4 Block Literacy. There is a ton on this page, so take a few moments to look through and download freely!
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First of all...where did you get all these sites? there such good ones and I feel like anytime I try and search for helpful sites like this and i get crap.
Secondly, I really like all four of these websites and I think that they can help me with my two lessons to go along with my LAP. I was looking for sight words for first grade and ideas on how to use them and these sites really helped!
I am glad you posted these resources because I think teaching phonics will be extremely difficult. I would also like to know how you find such good resources. I have such a difficult time finding beneficial resources. If you have other resources please post those...or you could give us a sheet of resources at the end of the semester! Thanks so much!
I liked looking at all of these sights because I think that it's so important to have sight words in your classroom, and to use them in aiding children's reading. Since none of us have had much experience in teaching phonics at IU, it is nice to have some guidance and resources that we can look at for later in our career. The sheet of resources at the end of the semester that Jessica mentioned sounds like a really helpful idea!
Speaking of sight words I have noticed something a little odd about the word wall in my cooperating teachers classroom. The only "words" on the word wall are the students names!! It's the end of November and I can see that the children most definitely know how to spell their names at this point. By now I thought that at least some other sight words would be listed on the wall as well, but they aren't!! Maybe it's because she hasn't gotten around to adding to it, but I do feel it would be beneficial for the students to see more than their own names on the word wall. Sight words are important to have at least somewhere in your classroom!
Anyway... thanks for these resources. I've already come up with ideas on how to use them!!
Nick, I just want to say thanks for teaching us about dipthongs, lng and short vowells, and running records. There were a few questions on the praxis II this past saturday about these topics and I was so glad I was familiar with these terms and how they apply to phonics.
These resources are awesome. I agree with Megan. When I try to find things, I get crap. But these are really good. I have seen some really neat activities for sight words. My question is, does every grade level have the same list for sight words? Is it a national known list or anything? I didn't know if they applied to your classroom depending on the books you read or anything. Also, when I was in a classroom a few years ago the teacher made about 100 flashcards with the kids sight words written on them. Then she put them all on a key ring for the kids to use and practice. It was great because they were small, easy to carry and the kids could take them out at any time. Thanks so much for all the helpful stuff :)
Wow I really like these links! They are extremely helpful. I, like the rest of us, am very nervous about the reading question during interviewing. I feel that with our continued discussions and the helpful resources posted on the blog each week we will all be much more prepared to give a thorough and clear answer. Thanks for all the helpful tips/resources, keep them coming!!
I have really be able to learn a lot more about phonics this semester. Previous teachers did not seem to cover it like it should have been. As a future teacher, I will feel more comfortable with integrating specific activities into my classroom for my students. The phonics intruction has also been able to give me ideas of what to say in my interviews so I don't look like an idiot!!! :)
I agree with Megan, the sites posted were extremely helpful and caused me to relax a little. The whole topic of phonics became a little overwhelming, so the links have cleared up any confusion I had. The information also gave me ideas of which strategies I feel might be more successful than others, and I will try these when I am student teaching so I can find out if my assumptions were correct.
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