Sight words are important words for your child to learn to read quickly. Sight words are the words your child will encounter most often while reading. How many of these words can your child recognize immediately? As your child learns to recognize these words quickly, reading becomes a more enjoyable activity.
The Sight Word Game allows you and your child to measure the growth of sight word vocabulary over time. Children learn sight words by reading them in many contexts. You and your child will find sight words in books, magazines, signs, labels, directions and everywhere you see print. Do not try to teach your child to read the cards in this game. It is much more effective for your child to learn to read the words in their natural context. The Sight Word Game gives you a fun way to watch the sight vocabulary grow.
Remember, all children learn in different ways and at different rates. The more enjoyable reading is for your child, the more s/he will do it and the better s/he will become at it. We hope your child will enjoy the Sight Word Game.
Lydia Basset, Director of Literacy