Importance of Sight Words

I often see students reading sight words incorrectly. Sight words are an important part of our reading and comprehension. Sight words help us build our fluency as readers.

What are sight words?
These are words that good readers know instantly upon looking at them without having to sound, or "figure them" out.

Why should we learn sight words?

There are two reasons why sight words are an important part of good reading. First, many of these words do not sound like their spelling would suggest, so trying to "sound them out" would be unproductive. Also, a good reader can't afford spending time dwelling on too many words, then you loose your speed and fluency that is needed to determine the author's message.


Did you know........?
The 100 most common words actually make up about 50% of the material we read! 

We can enable our students to greatly increase their reading efficiency when we teach them to read half or more of the words they encounter in a quick and automatic manner.

I found an excellent website that discusses the importance of sight words. It discusses the importance of sight words. You can find word lists, activities and games to practice at home using basic sight words.
http://www.pcboe.net/les/elderweb/sightwords.htm

Keep practicing those sight words at home Jefferson Bears!!! Keep up the good work with all the strategies you are using to become an excellent reader!!!!!