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Sight words
Hi, my name is Jema Perry and welcome to Mooncake, ESL teaching made easy. If
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ESL teaching tips. Also real quick if you are new here say hi in the comments
below and let me know where in the world you're teaching. This video is part six
of my phonics teaching tip series. Where I go through everything you need to know
about teaching phonics. So if you haven't yet make sure you check out parts one to
five where I go through some phonics fundamentals. In today's video, I'm going
to be talking about sight words, what they are and how we can teach them in
the classroom. And stay tuned because of course I've been recommending some games
that you can try in your class to help teach those essential sight words. So
let's get started. In part 4 of this series I introduced
blending and how blending is a fundamental skill needed for reading.
However, not all words can be blended together and some words are used so
often that it's worth memorizing them. These are called sight words. Now sight
words are important because they help to improve speed, accuracy, and fluency which
in turn helps to improve reading comprehension.
In other words, sight words are important. Students need about a look at these
words, know what they mean and how to use them in a sentence. So how do we teach
this? Well it starts with recognition. Though the first step is to have
students recognize sight words as soon as they see them, they should be able to say
the word out loud within two or three seconds of having seen it. Now drilling
games are a great way to practice this and I've added some links below of some
different drilling games that you could try. One that works especially well and
that could also be used as a warm-up in your class is "Clap if true" true so make sure
you check out that video linked below. One important point to remember when
introducing sight words to class is to give some examples of how to use it in a
sentence. Step 2 reading practice. What students are able to recognize a sight
word then they're ready to start reading it in sentence. My class aren't reading
yet so how can I practice reading sight words?! Well we might use a combination of
sight words and pictures to create sentences. For example, I might take the
sight words' the' and 'is' and combine them with a picture of a dog and smiley face
to create that sentence 'the dog is happy'. If your students are reading
some CVC words then you can add those in as well. For example, we'll take that
picture of a dog away and replace it with the word dog and have students
blend that word instead. Step 3 writing. Once students are able to recognize
words and they're confident reading them then they also need to be able to write
them. Now I talked about writing in part 3 of this phonics teaching tip series so
if you haven't yet make sure you check it out linked below. Now the hardest part
about writing sight words is remembering the correct spelling.
So of course repetition is key. Now there are a few fun things that you can do in
the classroom to help students remember the different letters within a word. For
example, you can write a sight word on the whiteboard using a whiteboard marker
and have students use their finger to wipe that word away. Or you can use
letter magnets and have students practice creating their own words. But
ultimately it comes down to repetition and giving your students as much
opportunity as possible to practice writing these words. Start by having students
trace the word again and again. Once they get used to tracing they can then start
trying to write the word by themselves while looking at the site word. And then
finally when they're read,y try and have them write the word by themselves. So there you
have it, sight words. What they are and some tips on how to teach them in the
classroom. If you like this video let me know by commenting with the word helpful
in the comments below and by sharing with your fellow teachers. Don't forget
to check out parts 1 to 5 of my phonics teaching tip series right here. That's it
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