![]() Children who have to stop frequently as they struggle to recall, or to phonetically decode, a word are more likely to lose track of the meaning of what they have already read as they focus on the individual word that they are struggling with. Sight words are important as being able to automatically recall a word assist children to read more fluently, and fluency assists children to understand, or comprehend, the text they are reading. For example, consider the word ‘was.’ An attempt to sound it out – w-a-s – would more likely sound like a word that rhymes with gas. You may be wondering, what are sight words and how important are they? Sight words are words that fluent readers can identify ‘on sight.’ They are words that appear frequently in written text and are often irregularly spelled and therefore difficult for early or beginning readers to sound out phonetically. One of these important moving parts is learning to identify sight words at a glance, or on ‘first sight.’ ![]() ![]() Some children take to reading like fish to water, for others it is a slower process with many moving parts to master. Inside: A big list of engaging sight word activities – includes games, printables and plenty of hands-on fun. ![]()
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