Teaching Suggestions
High Frequency Sight Words
Emergent (K-1)p.66
Draw attention informally to high frequency words in the contexts of shared reading and guided reading (e.g., show students the word “the” and ask them if they can find the same word again in the text). |
Early (1-2) |
Transitional (3-4)p.90Support students in their development of a sight word vocabulary by
- providing resources where they encounter these words used in natural ways - creating opportunities for them to write frequently and focussing on sight words as part of the editing process - developing class charts or word banks containing various lists of words |