They may decide not to use it even when they should. If we sound out some words and not others, students may learn that sounding out should only be used intermittently.We want to show students that, though some word parts may be irregular, other parts are often regular, so that students can decode those parts, giving them a clue to the full word.These exercises prepare them to read the word correctly. When students encounter an irregular word in connected text, they may initially attempt to sound it out.There are multiple reasons to ask students to sound out irregular words:
When introducing an irregular word (but not when building fluency), we ask students to sound out and say the word correctly.While these words are to be memorized, the act of looking up at a chart/poster for quick reference allows the student to eventually be able to quickly find and recognize the words. High Frequency Word Lists should be posted and visible for students to reference.Word Hunt Tally (w/ Partners or Independent) Irregular Word Fluency (Small Group, w/ Partners, Independent) P.047 Variant Correspondences Canned Sort P.045 High Frequency Words Word Memory Game Reinforce Skills/Independent Work Time – Independent/Small Group Center Activity Smack the Wall (Small Group & Transitions) Introducing Multiple Irregular Words- (Small Group)Īround the World w/ Irregular Words- (Small Group, w/ Partners, & Transitions)įlashlight! Flashlight!- (Small Group, w/ Partners, & Transitions) P.041 High Frequency Words Sandpaper Wordsį.012 HFW Fast Match p43 (Small Group, w/ Partners)į.016 HFW Sentence Scramble p48 (Small Group, w/ Partners, Independent) Small Group Instruction – Direct Instruction T:Read the following words – show a list of High Frequency Words, such as Fry’s or Dolch word lists, presented in random order (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does). Student may attempt to decode some irregularly spelled words. Acquiring: Student is able to recognize some grade-level high frequency words.Mastery: Student is able to read grade-level high frequency words with automaticity.RF.K.3.C: Read Common High-Frequency Words by Sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does)Ĭ.K.3.C: Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do,does).