Dear Neshaminy Families,
Based upon our Title I Parent Survey results, parents asked for more opportunities to participate in on demand workshops. Neshaminy Title I Spotlight on Literacy is a series of mini workshops on demand that provide families with background knowledge, strategies and resources to support learners at home with reading and related areas. Each issue will focus on a specific area of literacy. You will learn the definition for the given skill and learn how or why it is important as it relates to reading. Additionally, one of our NSD reading specialists will model a skill related activity that you can try at home with your reader.
In this issue, Neshaminy SD Reading Specialist, Andrea Gansor, shares her expertise on sight words. Happy reading!
Sincerely,
Kim Maurizi
Title I Reading Specialist
Once a child learns to recognize and identify words on a sight word list, they will be able to read about 75 percent of the words in most children's literature and an even higher percentage in books designed for early readers. This makes learning to read sight words a high priority skill.
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Memory:Memory is an easy game to make and play with lots of possible variations. To play Sight Word Memory, you can make your own cards with pen and paper, or print flashcards from your computer. Choose about 10 words at a time. Be sure you make two sets of cards! Lay all cards face down on a table. Take turns choosing two cards to flip over. Each time a card is flipped over, it is important to say the word on each card, even if they don’t match. If the cards match, take another turn! If they don’t match, flip them back over and let the next person have a turn | Word Hunt: Having a word hunt can be a fun way to engage your child in sight word reading while getting them up and moving. Write each sight word on a sticky note or scrap of paper and hide them somewhere in the room. While hunting for words, you can either send your child searching for a specific word, or have your child read each word as they find it. A fun change can be made for the upcoming Easter holiday by hiding words in Easter Eggs too! | Word Land: Word Land is played like the game Candy Land, except each space has a sight word on it. On each turn, players should choose a card and read the sight word. If the word is read correctly, the player can then advance to the next space of the same color. If the word is not read correctly, the player should remain where they are. Cards can easily be customized to match the sight words your child is working on in school. All you need are some index cards and crayons or markers. |
Memory:
Memory is an easy game to make and play with lots of possible variations. To play Sight Word Memory, you can make your own cards with pen and paper, or print flashcards from your computer. Choose about 10 words at a time. Be sure you make two sets of cards! Lay all cards face down on a table. Take turns choosing two cards to flip over. Each time a card is flipped over, it is important to say the word on each card, even if they don’t match. If the cards match, take another turn! If they don’t match, flip them back over and let the next person have a turn
Word Hunt:
Word Land:
Neshaminy School District Title I