Engaging/ multi-sensory ways to teach sight/ heart words to diverse learners
Have you ever had students, or your child, who do not want to practice their sight words? Well one it can be boring with flashcards and two for students who have Dyslexia, ADHD, or other disabilities this is difficult and frustrating when you practice over and over again and can not remember them. It is proven that students with learning disabilities need to practice a skill by seeing, hearing, and feeling it. There are so many different ways to teach these using all the senses. I use playdough and have the students use letter stamps, the ones in the picture are magnets from my refrigerator, and then use their fingers to trace the letters and say the letter names simultaneously to spell the word. I always say...say the word, spell the word and say the word again. They use their hand they write with the pointer finger and middle finger to trace. If you do not have playdough, most kids have at least one pop it, and write the word on a piece of paper or index card. I like to use glitter glue or chalk so it adds texture. I have the student say the letters and spell the word, while looking at the word and pop the sounds on the pop it. Then I have the students trace the letters on the index card and spell the word again while saying the letters. I added a pillow from my daughter's room on the bottom. You can also have your child trace the letters and spell the word on anything with texture in the house. I have even used glitter paper from Hobby Lobby. Or have your child trace on their leg or arm.
As part of the Science of Reading, sight words are also known as, heart words. I will write another blog on how to teach HEART words. I have resources in my TPT store, the link is below.
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