Sight words are vital for developing fluency in reading – and they can be the bane of a parent’s existence after the first flush of excitement of starting to learn to read settles down!
The pressure that comes with trying to keep up with the expectations for reading progress can get in the way of a child developing a love reading and all that comes with it.
In this episode, Lisa interview fellow Speech Pathologist and author of “The Essential Sight Words Guide For Parents”, Rachel Tosh.
Rachel and Lisa discuss some key (and simple) strategies to take the pressure down several notches when teaching children sight words and help to make reading easier and more enjoyable.
For more background and strategies inspiring early reading success at home, as mentioned in the interview, just click on the book image to purchase Rachel’s book “The Essential Sight Words Guide For Parents” . For further resources see www.speechparent.com.
I am so grateful to have found this site, as I am teaching my daughter sight words and have struggled to find the best way to teach them, and finding techniques like these I am hoping will help. I will let you know. I do however want to know: are the dolch list for each grade on here standard, or the basic ones most schools use? I know that I can edit and add my own but I have read so many sites about CVC sight words being the sight words to do. I guess I just want to know if I am doing all I can for my daughter. If you can, please help. Thanks.
Hi Noah – I’m so glad that you have found our site helpful. Dolch lists are standard they provide the building blocks of reading to help with improving fluency. Remember to keep it fun and be sure that your daughter is in a learning state while working with you on them. You can make it easier for her to focus on the words by putting them on a dark background. If you continue to struggle with teaching her sight words I would advise a consultation with a speech pathologist. Good luck! Julia