As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

In 1936, Edward William Dolch published his list of what he called “Sight Words.” Dolch, an advocate of the ‘whole word reading’ approach, argued that his list of 220 words was used in up to 75% of ...

Nearly every morning at UNLV, you’ll see groups of young children from Paradise Professional Development School (PDS) make their way to the Teacher Development and Resources Library, tucked away in ...

Whether your child has been in preschool, day care, or home with a caregiver, sending them off to kindergarten is a very big deal. Kindergarten is the educational on-ramp for your child’s journey into ...

If you were to poll an audience of educators–classroom teachers, literacy specialists, reading researchers, and university professors–about whether high frequency words should be taught in early ...

Kindergarten sight words are essential building blocks for early literacy skills, helping children learn to read and write. These essential words can be taught in various fun and engaging ways, such ...

View post: Jerry O'Connell Calls Out Parents Over a Common 'Sick' Habit Long before kids are ready to learn to read, you can help develop their interest in books by reading to them and looking at ...

If you’ve ever wondered what sight words are and why they’re so important for your child, you’re in the right place. Sight words, also known as high-frequency words, frequently appear in the text but ...

What are the basic sight words? If you’re new to sight words, don’t worry. The concept of sight words — and they way that lists of sight words are created — is quite simple. “Sight words are often ...