Comments on: Sight Word Walls and Ideas

By: amy @teachmama

amy @teachmama — Wed, 04 May 2011 23:36:02 +0000

Many thanks, Melissa, for this fabulous post–packed full of ideas and resources and including one of mine! What a surprise, and an honor, to be a part of it!

cheers–
amy

By: Tif

Tif — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:12:37 +0000

I am way behind in reading your blog, but I definitely have to save this link! Thank you so much for such a great resource!!

By: Kidsbookworm

Kidsbookworm — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:41:35 +0000

When my kids were toddlers, I made cards with words around the house and hung them with painter’s tape by the various items I was labeling. I made a card for every room, and some objects, like table, mirror, chair. Those aren’t sight words, but it helped the kids.

We used a magnetic board and colored magnet strips that used an Expo 2 wipe off marker for our word wall. Others have used the refrigerator or freezer door. If you use 2/3rds of the area for new words and the rest for words that you have nearly mastered, it’s an easy way to keep track of progress and move the words off the wall to make room for more.

The biggest hint – read, read, read with your kids.

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:59:21 +0000

In reply to Dana Houston Jackson. thanks, Dana. That sounds great.

By: Dana Houston Jackson

Dana Houston Jackson — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:21:36 +0000

Although the school my son attends does send home word cards that have words for him to learn by site, they take it one step further. They ensure the word itself is fully defined and he understands the word before they make him memorize the word by site.

We find the combination method of ensuring the word is understood (with sentences to show usage) and the word cards to be very helpful.

By: welcome to our wonderland

welcome to our wonderland — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:11:07 +0000

great post and sight words can be made fun to learn. 🙂