Sight Words
Module: Sight Words
Sight words are common words that early learners recognize without needing to sound them out. They are often tricky to spell and don’t follow regular reading rules. Learning sight words is important. They show up a lot in reading. Once you know them by sight, you can read faster and understand stories better. Mastering sight words helps make reading easier and more fun!
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| Level of Difficulty: | Beginner – Intermediate |
| Level of Equivalency: | CEF A1 (IELTS 4.0) |
| Module Learning Objectives |
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| Improve comprehension and understanding of common idiomatic expressions |
| Introduction and exposure to common words and expressions |
Learning Objectives
- Recognition and Reading: recognize sight words be able to identify sight words in texts, and their environment
- Vocabulary Development: understand the meaning and context of sight words;
- Reading: Accurately pronounce sight words and fluently use them in simple sentences and phrases
- Writing: Be able to correctly spell sight words with 100% accuracy
- Pronunciation: Learn how to apply phonics skills to decode words, syllables, long and short vowels, consonant blends, and CVC words.
- Fluency: Practice high-frequency sight words in progressively more difficult reading
The most common are the “Dolch Sight Words.” These are comprised of 220 words divided into five groups according to age and level. In addition to the 220 sight words, there is a separate list of 95 “Dolch Nouns,” making sight words even more comprehensive for early readers. Besides the Dolch list, there are also the Fry Sight Words. This list contains 1,000 of the most common words, arranged in groups of 100. These words are suitable for more advanced students. Both the Dolch and Fry lists are high-frequency words. Both lists play a key role in improving reading speed and comprehension by helping learners quickly recognize the more common words. Frequently, both the Dolch list and Fry list are used together. They overlap. Many words appear in both lists. Additionally, there are many Core Vocabulary Words, which focus on essential words for various subjects. All these lists overlap with sight words, but also include more specialized language for specific subject or academic settings.