I like to use magnetic letters to teach sight words when I’m in person, and if I’m in a pinch, I’ll use a whiteboard and marker. Write the word (With no model, have students write the word from memory.Mix and Fix (mix up the letters and have students build).What’s missing? (Take letters out and have students fill in).I use the Jan Richardson sight word instruction method that I will detail below. I use my guided reading time to teach sight words. How to Teach Sight Words to Special Education Students - Step 3: Make a plan to EXPLICITLY teach these words! Start with giving each child a ring or zip lock bag of their next “just right” sight words. I like chunks of 10 words at a time, but you can use a whole list if you want and prepare sight word practice centers. How to Teach Sight Words to Special Education Students - Step 2: Identify a list of words I use my sight word assessments (virtual and online) to keep track of my sight word data and growth How to Teach Sight Words to Special Education Students - Step 1: Assess your students sight word knowledge How to Teach Sight Words to Special Education Students Step By Step: I have compiled my super simple strategy for how to teach sight words in my special education classroom (with virtual options too) below! And when it all clicks together? CHEF’s KISS to a reader growing more confident and competent! I have seen students grow like CRAZY when given effective sight word instruction and practice paired with explicit phonics and phonemic awareness. I am an AVID phonics and phonemic awareness proponent, but there is something about equipping students with words they need to know with automaticity, that gets me super excited. I have a serious love for sight word instruction and what it has done for my students. Are you a teacher looking for how to teach sight words to special education students in your classroom? Sight words are a vital part of literacy instruction, especially in a special education classroom!
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