Dyslexia Awareness Month
Week 3
Sight Words
One question that often comes up from parents is how do I help my student recognize sight words and new vocabulary words. The answer is....Repeated exposure plus mulit-sensory activities. Here are some suggestions you can share with families during your conferences this month.
Word Parts for New Words
Teach students to recognize and divide words into their meaningful parts. (This can include prefix, suffixes, and root or base words. Have the words written on note cards.) Then have the students cut apart the word into known parts. The student will slide the known parts together and read the word.
Mulit-Sensory Word Work
Write your sight words on sand paper. As the students are introduced to the word, they can trace the letters with their finger.
Suggested Games for Parents
- Bingo with sight words
- Word Search
- Bingo with definition and teacher/parent calls out new words
- Boggle
- Memory games
Building Oral Languge
Language and Literacy skills go hand in hand. Memory, attention to detail, listening, and concentration are all components that will aid in building stronger readers. The following are suggestions for parents of how to build and improve literacy abilities while having fun.
- Working on puzzles and mazes
- Visiting museums
- Making up poems or songs
- Telling jokes and riddles
- Follow a shopping list
- Building with Legos or step by step drawing
- Observe and discuss what we see in nature
- Listening to stories
- Participating and attending plays
- Read Wordless Picture books
All actives should be done while discussing observations or discussing the steps. The goal is to build ORAL LANGUAGE together!