![]() If they are correct get them to give themselves a star (*) using the Shift key + 8. Have the student look at the word, say the word outloud, if they are unfamiliar with the word encourage them to right click on the word to hear it spoken aloud, then click on the keyboard in the gridset to cover the word, the student then uses the keyboard to type/write the word, clicks on the keyboard to lower the keyboard and then checks his/her word. Spelling – using the Look, Say, Cover, See, Write, and Check. Depending on the students writing ability this can be done with the Predictor or without. Once the student has learned what the word is have them use the word in the sentence. ![]() To introduce the Dolch sight words have the student right click on each word to hear it spoken. You can implement the Dolch gridsets in the following ways: 1. They have been designed to be used in a variety of ways. Unless otherwise stated the gridsets contain 10 words per gridset. These Dolch word lists have been created in Clicker 6. So, there it is… I thought I would share because I have loved using this list and have found it WAY more beneficial and appropriate for my first grade friends.In these gridsets, the student can learn the Dolch First Grade Sight Vocabulary. I used all of these words to make “fun flashcards”, and 5 different games for every week!! To get this FREE notebook file click on the picture. I made an awesome Notebook File for the Smart Board. These are also words I see regularly in grade appropriate text for the end of the year. I feel that this list progresses quickly at more of a pace that the students are ready for (even the struggling ones!!) By the end of first grade we are doing words such as thought, everything, wouldn’t, different, and special. Once a student gets the idea of learning new words they can generally start to learn more and more at a much faster pace than when just starting out. Most cannot be sounded out- you just have to learn them. I have found that these are truly sight words. These words seem to follow more of a path with students progressing through different guided reading levels. I don’t see the word “of” in many early readers, which is what they are reading at this point. I don’t feel as if my students need to learn “of” as one of their first sight words. My problem is, the word “of” is number two. I like the idea of the Fry list… these words are in order of frequency of what we read. Also, I’m not huge on students learning their color or number words as sight words (just me!) However, I think the Dolch list doesn’t get more difficult fast enough… if you look at the list they consider 3rd grade, you will see the words if, got, ten, cut, hot, fall etc. Remember, this is only my opinion… I like the Dolch and Fry list and I like that it is researched based. Why do I like this list better than Dolch or Fry words? Here is a list that shows how I break it down for the school year. There are directions for performing the assessments as well. There are 8 lists that have 25 words each. Lucy Calkins Sight Word Assessment (scroll down the page some to find it) ![]() ![]() Here is a direct link the sight word list that I have been using: Lucy continually works with literacy specialists and creates great reading and writing resources. If you haven’t checked out this website, I would definitely check it out. I have used it for the last three years and have had great results with the students. BUT… I found a list through Lucy Calkins Teachers College Reading and Writing Project that I think has been the most valuable to me. I have used the Dolch List and the Fry List as well as lists from reading series. I have, over the years, tried many different lists and have finally found something that fits in very well with my first grade readers. I have been struggling for the past 13 years on what sight word list I should use with my struggling readers. ![]()
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