Heart words are irregular words that we learn and know by heart - words we know without having to think about! More specifically, heart words are words that have some tricky parts that you may not be able to decode. They may have parts that you need to learn by heart! Click the picture to learn more about heart words and see some great Heart Word videos from ReallyGreatReading.com
Mapping of sight words. The letters written in black follow the phonics rules. The red letters represent the parts that do not follow the rules, that students must learn by heart. The yellow card represents a "temporary heart word" - students have not yet learned the "aw" sound, therefore it is a part they have to remember by heart. However, when they explicitly learn that sound, it will become a regular word and will no longer be considered a heart word.
Sight words are typically thought of as high frequency words (although on many lists there are overlaps with "heart words"). Below are some sight word resources specific to WOCSD.