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SIGHT WORDS
Sight words (also called
as Dolch Word list) are commonly used
words that young children are encouraged to memorize as a whole by sight, so
that they can automatically recognize these words in print within three seconds
without having to use any strategies to decode. Sight words don’t follow the
standards rules of phonics or the six syllable types. These words are used very
often and are considered a crucial part of early education.
There are many techniques
you can use to help your child memorize these words.
Make a chart at home, let
your child help you in making the chart, get his suggestions, make it colorful
and something which can be read daily.
Once your child is used to
reading and understanding these sight words, his/her confidence will increase
and he/she will be interested in reading further. Following are few links where
printable worksheets are available:
Example of SIGHT WORDS
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A
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An
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The
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And
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I
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We
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Us
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Are
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Me
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My
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His
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Her
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Up
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Down
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In
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Out
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Here
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There
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Go
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See
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For
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Form
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After
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Before
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Who
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What
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Where
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When
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Comprehension
Comprehend
means to understand.
Understanding the
text or spoken word is of utmost important for the learner. If the learners can read but do not
understand or connect to what they are reading, that reading will be robotic,
meaningless as well as purposeless. So first as a parent, teacher or a tutor you
need to find out if the child has a problem with comprehending. Can he/she
understand what is being read, written or asked? This can be easily found out
through the formal assessment methods at school or asking simple questions to
the child or you can look for any of the following signs:
- You get to hear “huh” or “what” more often from them when being talked to
- Has trouble following spoken directions, especially if they’re more than one step
- Is easily distracted, especially by background noise or loud and sudden noises
- Has trouble with reading and spelling, which involve understanding sounds
- Has difficulty with oral (word) math problems
- Has trouble following conversations
- Has poor musical ability
- Has difficulty learning songs or nursery rhymes
- Has trouble remembering details of what was read or heard
Do not jump to
conclusion
if your child has any of the above mentioned signs. Discuss the matter with
your pediatrician, school teacher, school counselor as these are the people who
have known your child for a long time.
Once you have understood that the child
is having difficulty in comprehension you can start helping the child in your
own small ways. Making this a big issue to be discussed in front of the child
has to be avoided. Take the child in
confidence, let him/her know that you understand their problem and are ready to
help. This will take away all the resistance they have to learn.
Techniques to improve
Comprehension
When
students have trouble reading, it can affect their performance in many
subjects. Poor reading skills and comprehension can lead to frustration, low
self-confidence, and poor grades. But difficulty with reading and with
comprehension is something that can be improved with regular practice. By
learning to read effectively, your child can build skills that will help
improve his or her reading skills and comprehension.
Reading comprehension is the ability to read a sentence and understand its meaning. It is
the ability to look at written words and process the meaning or ideas behind
them. Reading comprehension is not just understanding a single word or its
meaning—it is the ability to recognize words, sentences, and paragraphs and
make sense of the overall meaning.
Following
are the techniques you can use to help your child:
- 1 Help them read using a ruler, pointer or pencil. For example your child has to read an essay about zoo in your city. Help the child to make connections. If you have been to the zoo, mention about the time you have been there and the good things you did at the zoo. Let the child share his/her thoughts. Connecting what your child already knows while he/she reads sharpens his/her focus and deepens understanding.
- When working with your child, asking questions will make your child want to look for clues in the text. Pose questions that will spark your child’s curiosity as you read aloud. Do ask in between about what they are thinking. Let them know that by asking questions you are helping them to understand. Eg: If you are reading about a park in your neighborhood, ask questions like “what do you like the most in the park?” Use pictures to help them answer.
- Making inference or drawing a conclusion while reading might help the child understand better. This will help the child by engaging is/her attention in the story that is being read. Eg: “She was looking beautiful in her new dress and ready to leave”, we can infer that she was probably ready for a party and was prettily dressed.
- While reading with your child you need to develop a strategy where the child can let you know that they do not understand. Say for example if the child stops in between you can Re-read. Ask them if “now does it make sense?” Read out loudly and slowly and use pictures to make your story more interesting.
There are many FREE online resources (www.englishclub.com,
www.understood.org, www.k12reader.com,
etc) you can use to help your child in developing comprehension. If you do not want to use these resources you
can use simple small paragraphs which you can make yourself, something is used
as a conversation and make your own worksheets.
For example:
References:
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/listening-comprehension-issues/understanding-your-childs-trouble-with-listening-comprehension
Accessed on 2nd May 2019
https://www.oxfordlearning.com/how-to-improve-reading-comprehension/
Accessed on 2nd May 2019
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