11-16-09 Scroll down for the sight word list.
Why are words important? How can parents help increase vocabulary?
Background Information for Parents
Words were the beginning of your ability to communicate with your child. Those first few words he or she spoke were no doubt etched in your heart and mind. Words are at the center of your child's journey towards literacy also.
In the classroom, our children will hear words spoken, see words written, and will write words they want to communicate with. Words will be at the heart of understanding.
What will be important? Good readers know many words. The typical first grader knows about 10,000 words. They went from 0 to 10,000 words in just six years. Where did they learn all those words? From listening and speaking to you and others. You might not even know that you were so important in shaping and extending your child's vocabulary.
What activities help the most? Two types of activities increase a child's vocabulary:
· book reading
· extended conversations, such as mealtime discussions, bedtime talks, and trips in the car
Why do some activities influence literacy more? There are some activities which aid general conversation, such as talking about the day's events, watching TV, and talking on the phone. These experiences help children become good social communicators. Face to face experiences build togetherness and allow for a great deal of supportive conversation.
The types of activities which support literacy are different from those casual conversations. These activities are a little more formal, more directed, and typically last longer than social conversations. These types of discussions center on a topic, explain things, and extend ideas. When children have an opportunity to engage in these kinds of activities they learn more words, they follow a train of thought, and they enrich their understanding.
This page will start to list our current sight words. Please look for them as you read together each day.
I like a is the red me my you blue
green go love the to yellow it black cat am
one two three four see
Here is a list of the basic sight words we will be learning throughout the school year.
a, am, an, and, are, at, be, big, can, come, did, dog, for, from, go,
have, he, here, I, in, is, it, like, love, look, me, my, name, no,
of, on, or, other, play, said, see, she, the, this,
to, was, we, will, yes, you
Color words: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, white, black, brown, pink.
Why are words important? How can parents help increase vocabulary?
Background Information for Parents
Words were the beginning of your ability to communicate with your child. Those first few words he or she spoke were no doubt etched in your heart and mind. Words are at the center of your child's journey towards literacy also.
In the classroom, our children will hear words spoken, see words written, and will write words they want to communicate with. Words will be at the heart of understanding.
What will be important? Good readers know many words. The typical first grader knows about 10,000 words. They went from 0 to 10,000 words in just six years. Where did they learn all those words? From listening and speaking to you and others. You might not even know that you were so important in shaping and extending your child's vocabulary.
What activities help the most? Two types of activities increase a child's vocabulary:
· book reading
· extended conversations, such as mealtime discussions, bedtime talks, and trips in the car
Why do some activities influence literacy more? There are some activities which aid general conversation, such as talking about the day's events, watching TV, and talking on the phone. These experiences help children become good social communicators. Face to face experiences build togetherness and allow for a great deal of supportive conversation.
The types of activities which support literacy are different from those casual conversations. These activities are a little more formal, more directed, and typically last longer than social conversations. These types of discussions center on a topic, explain things, and extend ideas. When children have an opportunity to engage in these kinds of activities they learn more words, they follow a train of thought, and they enrich their understanding.
This page will start to list our current sight words. Please look for them as you read together each day.
I like a is the red me my you blue
green go love the to yellow it black cat am
one two three four see
Here is a list of the basic sight words we will be learning throughout the school year.
a, am, an, and, are, at, be, big, can, come, did, dog, for, from, go,
have, he, here, I, in, is, it, like, love, look, me, my, name, no,
of, on, or, other, play, said, see, she, the, this,
to, was, we, will, yes, you
Color words: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, white, black, brown, pink.