The Connett Connection

I have a struggling reader.  We have been doing a mixture of phonics and sight words, trying to find how she learns best.  It has been trial and error over the past year, but I think I have finally found a method to help my daughter with learning to read with a whole word approach with sight words.  We still learn phonics, right now working through word families to try and grasp CVC words, but right now, she is excelling in learning sight words, so I want to encourage any growth and excitement about reading that I can. I have begun to introduce 4 sight words a week.  I write all four words on the board on Monday then each day we focus on one word.  We start by me saying all four words.  I then have her repeat the words in order.  We do this two or three times each day.  Then we focus on one word and read sentences with that word in them.  I then have her find and circle every time she sees the focus sight word in the sentences. Here ...

We have been practicing our reading skills quite a bit lately.  We are focusing mostly on CVC words and sight words.  This is the latest center activity we have been doing. These cards are easy to make and store!  Simply print on card stock, cut out and fold!  You can laminate them if desired. They make a great center for any student learning to read!  My daughter loves that she can check her own reading. This has helped her become more confident in herself.  Before introducing these cards, she was always asking me if she read a word correctly.  Now she can simply open the card to see! These CVC Reading and Blending Cards are available in my TPT store! MORE WAYS TO CONNECT Teachers Pay Teachers Store Boom Store Facebook Page Hands on Activities and Crafts for Kids Facebook Group Instagram Pinterest Youtube Subscribe below to our email list for the latest blog posts, products, sales and freebies!