Does the student(s) display the following?
Not able to read common, frequently used basic words
Pauses/hesitates before a commonly-used word when he/she is reading a simple sentence
Why sight words?
Sight words are words a child should learn to recognise without sounding out the letters
Examples of sight words include: "the," "and," "a," "to," "in," "that," "is," "it," "for," "of," "was," "with," "you," "he," "she" etc
A good grasp of sight words increases speed, fluency and comprehension when reading
Many sight words do not follow regular phonetic patterns or rulesRecognising sight words is the most efficient way to read such words sight
Useful links:
Sight words: Dolch Lists - https://sightwords.com/sight-words/dolch/#lists
Sight words: Dolch Flashcards - https://sightwords.com/sight-words/flash-cards/
Sight words: Fry Lists - https://sightwords.com/sight-words/fry/#lists
Sight words: Fry Flashcards - https://sightwords.com/sight-words/flash-cards/
Sight words: Dolch_Games - https://sightwords.com/sight-words/games/
Sight words: Fry_Games - https://sightwords.com/sight-words/games/