Boost student confidence with these Free sight word videos and practice activities perfect for kindergarten, first and second-grade students who are learning to recognize, read, and spell high-frequency sight words. Did you know that as literate adults we have between 30,000 and 70,000 words we can read automatically, accurately, and effortlessly? These words are considered “sight words” because we instantly… Read More
5 Best Apps for Teaching Sight Words
In this post, I’m sharing 5 sight word apps (many free) that are perfect for beginning readers to practice high frequency sight words on an iPad or other mobile device. You’ll also get details about the Heart Word method for teaching sight words and details about my Heart Words Word Mapping resource which is another effective way for students to… Read More
Sight Word Activities For Fine Motor Development
Try these free Dolch sight word practice activities as a fun hands-on way for students to learn sight words while developing their fine motor skills. As adults we likely don’t think twice about doing things like brushing our teeth, zipping a jacket, holding utensils or gripping a pencil, but surely in your classroom you have students who struggle with such… Read More