Nov. 15, 2006 - Why and How Not to Teach Sight Words
Sight words can contribute to problems learning to read. Just like whole word methods, they promote looking at the word as a whole instead of sounding out from left to right. I have tutored several young children who had troubles because they had been given too many sight words in their phonics programs.
You can learn more about sight words and how easy it is to learn to sound out all but 2 of the 220 most commonly taught sight words here: Sight Words
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Feb. 14, 2007 - Sight Words
Posted by Anonymous
I really appreciate the comments of this person. She has been a great resource for me as I teach my young children to read. What she is saying here makes sense to me. I would rather give my children the tools and skills they need to learn to decipher any word, rather than obtaining the short goal of memorized lists.
