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Sight Words Program Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
This comprehensive sight words program teaches the 220 Dolch sight words and more than 100 other high-frequency words to students at a kindergarten through 2nd grade level. The word lists in the Essential Skills Sight Words program constitute over 50% of most reading material. Words are introduced in a logical progression starting at the kindergarten level and building to sight words for grades 1 and 2. Over 550 engaging sight words activities provide hours of focused sight words practice to ensure mastery of the basic sight words kindergarten through 2nd grade students need to develop automaticity and fluency. The program also includes optional auditory support in Spanish, making it an excellent resource for English language learners.
Sight Words Program Targeted Skills
- Word Recognition & Sight Words Practice
- 220 Dolch Sight Words
- Color Words
- Number Words
- Contractions
- Comprehension Using Context
- Visual & Auditory Memory
Highlighted Features
- Developed by teachers and reading specialists
- Designed for all primary level readers
- Divides sight words practice into six levels to teach more than 300 words
- Teaches word discrimination and the concept of word families
- Follows a logical progression e.g. Kindergarten, sight words for grade 1 etc.
- Includes special exercises to teach color words, number words and contractions
- Provides sight words practice for all types of learning styles
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Scope and Sequence
Dolch Sight Words Assessment
Every Essential Skills program includes a comprehensive pretest, ensuring a personalized learning journey for every student. The Dolch Sight Words assessment tests students’ knowledge and recognition of the 220 Dolch sight words as well as 100 other high-frequency words.
Upon completion of the Sight Words test, students are prescribed a customized sight words practice program, uniquely tailored to their individual needs.
The Dolch Sight Words assessment provides educators with a quick and easy tool to individualize instruction for every student in their class with just a few simple clicks. This approach represents significant time savings, freeing teachers from the repetitive teach-review-test cycle for basic skills.
Sight Words Activities
Our Sight Words program enriches student learning with over 550 interactive sight words activities, perfectly tailored for auditory, visual, and tactile learners. These sight words activities, ranging from engaging games to hands-on typing exercises, cater to a wide range of learning styles and ability levels.
The many sight words activities in the program are presented in a sequential manner so that each skill builds upon the previous one. Words are grouped in a logical progression to lay the groundwork for a solid foundation.
Like every Essential Skills program, our sight words activities provide engaging, focused instruction without the time-consuming animations or game-based distractions to ensure optimal use of limited instructional time.
Try Our Sight Words Program Risk Free for 45 Days!
We’re so confident that you’ll love your Essential Skills sight words program, we’ll give you 45 days to try it out before you even pay!
Here’s how it works:
- Place your order (no purchase order necessary)
- Try the sight words program risk free for 45 days
- Pay the invoice at the end of the 45 days, or cancel and pay nothing
To order the sight words program online, simply choose one of the license types below. You will have the option for us to invoice your school, or you can pay using a credit card. To order by phone, call 1-800-753-3727, or fax your order to 1-800-723-7718. We accept purchase orders, but they are not required.
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What are some fun sight words activities for the classroom?
Here are some popular sight words activities for classrooms:
Sight Word Bingo: Create bingo cards with sight words and call out words for students to mark.
Memory Match: Use sight word cards to create a matching game where students flip over cards to find pairs.
Word Hunt: Have students find sight words in classroom books or on a word wall.
Rainbow Writing: Students write sight words using different colors for each letter, making learning more visual and creative.
Why is sight words practice important for young learners?
Sight words practice is crucial because these words often don’t follow regular phonetic rules and appear frequently in reading materials. Consistent practice helps students recognize sight words quickly, which leads to smoother reading and boosts their confidence and fluency.
What is a Dolch sight words assessment?
A Dolch sight words assessment is a tool used by educators to evaluate a student’s ability to recognize and read common high-frequency words from the Dolch sight word list. These assessments help measure a student’s sight word fluency, which is essential for developing reading skills.
What is the difference between a sight words test and a phonics test?
A sight words test assesses a student's ability to recognize and read high-frequency words by sight, without decoding. A phonics test, on the other hand, evaluates a student's understanding of letter-sound relationships and their ability to decode words by sounding them out. Both tests are essential for developing reading skills but focus on different aspects of literacy.
Why is a sight words program important for early readers?
A sight words program is crucial for early readers because it focuses on teaching words that appear frequently in texts but don’t always follow standard phonetic rules. By memorizing these words, students can read more smoothly, allowing them to focus on understanding the text rather than decoding every word.