Sight words. You've probably heard of them. But what is the purpose of sight words, and why do we have our kiddos memorize them? Sight Words are words that occur most frequently in print. Some examples are: the, said, here, for, are, of, was We encourage readers to memorize sight words because they encounter them all the time! When a reader can recognize and say a sight word upon seeing it, she will improve in fluency, and she will be less frustrated as an early reader. Let's say your new reader was reading these sentences: The blue words are sight words. If your new reader did not know the, is, and , upon seeing them, think how much longer it would take her to read these three sentences! When I listen to children read aloud and they get stuck on a word, I make sure to differentiate between sight words and sounding out words. If a child gets stuck on a sight word, I will use the cue, "That's a sight word." The
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