Our Word Wall
Words are high-frequency/sight words. Although it's possible to
"sound out" some of them, I recommend learning to recognize the whole
word.
In the classroom,
about 5 words are added to the word wall each week. We use the words
in several activities and have them available for reference during
writing.
Each day, practice
4 - 5 words. Use 3 that are known fairly well and 2 others. Make a
duplicate set of cards (same word on 2 cards) and play a Concentration
type game. Your child has to read the words to keep a matched pair and
he can keep your matched pair by reading those words!
Keep a set of word
cards in the car for a back-seat game. If your child doesn't recognize
a word, give hints by using the word in a sentence.
Look for the words
in stories you are reading to your child. (You are doing that every
day, right?)
