High-Frequency Irregular Words (Sight Words):How to Teach Anyone to Read and Have Fun While Doing It
Updated: May 11, 2022
In Episode #5 of her series How to Teach Anyone to Read and Have Fun While Doing It, Dr. Jill Allor describes how to teach high-frequency irregular words (sight words). The procedures she shares are easy to follow and will have students reading their first books right away. Fun game ideas are provided. Information about research is included.
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Ep 5 Irregular Words How to
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References
Allor, J. H., Mathes, P. G., Roberts, J. K., Cheatham, J. P., & Otaiba, S. A. (2014). Is Scientifically Based Reading Instruction Effective for Students With Below-Average IQs? Exceptional Children, 80(3), 287–306. https://doi.org/10.1177/0014402914522208
Castles, A., Rastle, K., & Nation, K. (2018). Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 19(1), 5–51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100618772271
Mathes, P. G., Denton, C. A., Fletcher, J. M., Anthony, J. L., Francis, D. J., & Schatschneider, C. (2005). The effects of theoretically different instruction and student characteristics on the skills of struggling readers. Reading Research Quarterly, 40(2), 148–182. https://doi.org/10.1598/RRQ.40.2.2
Links mentioned in this video
Shake and Make from Friends on the Block
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WPzFRUsN0A
My Own Bingo from Friends on the Block (blank forms are with the video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgFwFzrhSIo&t=33s
University of Florida Literacy Institute
Dr. Tim Shanahan blog on sight words
Teaching Word Recognition by Dr. Rollanda O'Connor
https://www.guilford.com/books/Teaching-Word-Recognition/Rollanda-O'Connor/9781462516193