Sight word examples

What Are Sight Words? Get the Definition Plus Teaching Resources

When you’re a new teacher, the number of buzzwords that you have to master seems overwhelming at times. You’ve probably heard about many concepts, but you may not be entirely sure what they are or how to use them in your classroom. For example, new teacher Katy B. asks, “This seems like a really basic question, but what are sight words, and where do I find them?” No worries, Katy. We have you covered!

What’s the difference between sight words and high-frequency words?

Oftentimes we use the terms sight words and high-frequency words interchangeably. Opinions differ, but our research shows that there is a difference. High-frequency words are words that are most commonly found in written language. Although some fit standard phonetic patterns, some do not. Sight words are a subset of high-frequency words that do not fit standard phonetic patterns and are therefore not easily decoded. 

We use both types of words consistently in spoken and written language, and they also appear in books, including textbooks, and stories. Once students learn to quickly recognize these words, reading comes more easily.

What are sight words and how can I teach my students to memorize them?

Sight words are words like come, does, or who that do not follow the rules of spelling or the six types of syllables. Decoding these words can be very difficult for young learners. The common practice has been to teach students to memorize these words as a whole, by sight, so that they can recognize them immediately (within three seconds) and read them without having to use decoding skills.

Can I teach sight words using the science of reading?

On the other hand, recent findings based on the science of reading suggests we can use strategies beyond rote memorization. According to the the science of reading, it is possible to sound out many sight words because they have recognizable patterns. Literacy specialist Susan Jones, a proponent of using the science of reading to teach sight words, recommends a method called phoneme-grapheme mapping where students first map out the sounds they hear in a word and then add graphemes (letters) they hear for each sound.

How else can I teach sight words?

There are many fun and engaging ways to teach sight words. Dozens of books on the subject have been published, including the much-revered Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide by Fountas & Pinnell. Also, resources like games, manipulatives, and flash cards are readily available online and in stores. To help get you started, check out these Creative and Simple Sight Word Activities for the Classroom. Also, check out Susan Jones Teaching for three science-of-reading-based ideas and more.

Where do I find sight word lists?

Two of the most popular sources are the Dolch High Frequency Words list and the Fry High Frequency Words list.

During the 1930s and 1940s, Dr. Edward Dolch developed his word list, used for pre-K through third grade, by studying the most frequently occurring words in the children’s books of that era. The list has 200 “service words” and also 95 high-frequency nouns. The Dolch word list comprises 80 percent of the words you would find in a typical children’s book and 50 percent of the words found in writing for adults.

Dr. Edward Fry developed an expanded word list for grades 1–10 in the 1950s (updated in 1980), based on the most common words that appear in reading materials used in grades 3–9. The Fry list contains the most common 1,000 words in the English language. The Fry words include 90 percent of the words found in a typical book, newspaper, or website.

Looking for more sight word activities? Check out 20 Fun Phonics Activities and Games for Early Readers.

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Examples of Sight Words for Kindergarten

Learning sight words is a necessary component in a child’s reading development. It helps them build their vocabulary and pronunciation, refine their writing skills, improve their confidence in reading comprehension, and become better communicators. That is why by the time they are in kindergarten, children should recognize sight words. But, how do you do that? In this article, I’ll give you examples of sight words for Kindergarteners and strategies to teach these words.

Examples of Sight Words for Kindergarten

There are 52 sight words for kindergarten. They are:

1. all
2. am
3. are
4. at
5. ate
6. be
7. black
8. brown
9. but
10. came
11. did
12. do
13. eat
14. four
15. get
16. good
17. have
18. he
19. into
20. like

21. must
22. new
23. no
24. now
25. on
26. our
27. out
28. please
29. pretty
30. ran
31. ride
32. saw
33. say
34. she
35. so
36. soon

37. that
38. there
39. they
40. this
41. too
42. under
43. want
44. was
45. well
46. went
47. what
48. white
49. who
50. will
51. with
52. yes

Strategies to Teach Sight Words to Kindergarten

There are many strategies to teach sight words in kindergarten. Here are some methods I tried as a teacher that work well:

Teach Sight Words by Batch and by Category

It’s too much for a kindergarten student to memorize 52 sight words. Hence, it is easier and more effective to organize the words by category and teach them by batch. Your school may have a list of categories, so you should follow that. If these categories don’t work, try categorizing the sight words based on their frequency and length. Furthermore, teach these words by a batch of not more than three.

List 1

he, was, that, she, on, they, but, at, with, all

List 2

here, out, be, have, am, do, did, what, so, get, like

List 3

this, will, yes, went, are, now, no, came, ride, into

List 4

good, want, too, pretty, four, saw, well, ran, brown, eat, who

List 5

new, must, black, white, soon, our, ate, say, under, please

List 1

am, at, be, do, on, no, he, so

List 2

All, are, ate, but, did, eat, get, new, now, our, out, ran, saw, say, she, too, who, yes

List 3

Came, four, have, into, like, must, ride, soon, that, they, this, want, will, went, what

List 4

Black, brown, please, pretty, there, under, white

Let Kindergarteners Use Their Hands to Learn Sight Words

Develop your child’s kinesthetic learning skills by letting him learn sight words using his hands and motor skills. This learning style stimulates the child’s brain and helps in absorbing information better. Below are some examples of hands-on activities you can use to teach sight words to your kindergartener. Just a tip though; before starting the activity, explicitly explain the mechanics or make a trial to show them how to do it.

Sight Words Castle

This hands-on activity to learn sight words uses sand and sandcastle molds. The mechanics are simple: 

1. Let your child make a sandcastle. 
2. In the sandcastle, write one sight word and let the child read and memorize it. Once he can recognize the sight word for three consecutive rows, he can destroy the sandcastle and make a new one. 
3. Repeat with a new sight word.

Play-Doh Sight Words

Another hands-on activity you can use to teach sight words to your kindergarten child is the Play-Doh Sight Words. To do it:

1. On a piece of paper, write down some sight words and read them aloud to your child.   
2. Let the child make the exact words using play-doh.
3. Once finished with one word, allow your child to read it repeatedly. 
4. Then let the child point to the exact words he made using play-doh from the ones written down on paper.

Watercolor Mystery Sight Words

Watercolor mystery sight words is another hands-on and fun activity that will help your kindergartener learn sight words. For this activity, you need some clean pieces of paper, a white crayon, and some watercolor. Start by writing a sight word using the white crayon on a clean piece of paper. Then ask the child to find the mystery sight word by painting the paper using watercolor. The mystery sight word will show up once they finish painting the whole paper.

Give Children Repeated Exposure

Children will learn to recognize sight words better if they have more exposure to these words. Therefore, even when they have already learned the words during activities, you still need to give them exposure to these words. By doing this, they will not easily forget the words they have already learned. One great way to do this is to use our Advanced Nouns Flashcards which contain 150 sight words that are perfect for Kindergarteners.

Learning these examples of sight words for kindergarten is important for your child’s development. Yet, it’s also important that they have fun. Thus, incorporate play into their learning. 

References:

Sight Word Reading Strategies for Learning Disabilities

Kindergarten Is Crazy (Fun): 10 Ways to Teach Sight Words for Literacy Station and Guided Reading Group Activities

Kindergarten reading under the Common Core Standards (greatschools.org)

Literacy Strategy: How to Teach Sight Words | Understood – For learning and thinking differences

VISION - What is VISION?

The word consists of 6 letters: first h, second p, third e, fourth n, fifth and, last e,

The word vision in English letters (transliteration) - zrenie

• The letter from occurs 1 time. Words with 1 letter z
• The letter r occurs 1 time. Words with 1 letter r
• The letter e occurs 2 times. Words with 2 letters e
• The letter n occurs 1 time. Words with 1 letter n
• The letter and occurs 1 time. Words with 1 letter and

Meanings of the word vision. What is vision?

Vision

Vision I Vision (visio, visus) is the physiological process of perceiving the size, shape and color of objects, as well as their relative position and distance between them; the source of visual perception is light ...

Medical Ecyclopedia

VISION (visio, visus) - the physiological process of perceiving the size, shape and color of objects, as well as their relative position and distance between them; the source of visual perceptions is light ...

Brief medical encyclopedia. - M., 1989

VISION (English vision) - the ability to receive and extract information about the world from the energy of electromagnetic radiation in the light range; a complex set of processes in the visual system…

Large psychological dictionary. - 2004

Field of view

Field of view I Field of view is the space simultaneously perceived by the eye with a fixed gaze and a fixed position of the head. It has certain boundaries corresponding to the transition of the optically active part of the retina to the optically blind.

Medical Ecyclopedia

The field of view is the entire space from which the eye, when stationary, is able to receive light impressions. The eye perceives light as a yellow spot of the retina, and almost the entire surface of it . ..

F.A. Brockhaus and I.A. Efron. - 1890-1907

FIELD OF VISION - a section of space perceived by the eye with a fixed gaze and a fixed position of the head. Allocate peripheral departments of P. z., characterizing peripheral vision, and central, related to central vision.

Brief medical encyclopedia. - M., 1989

Visual acuity

Visual acuity I Visual acuity is the ability of the eye to perceive separately two points located at a certain, usually small distance from each other.

Medical Ecyclopedia

VISUAL ACUITY - the ability of the eye to perceive separately two points located at a certain distance from each other; one of the most important characteristics of the organ of vision.

Brief medical encyclopedia. - M., 1989

Visual acuity The main function of the visual analyzer. It is checked for each eye separately. Normal visual acuity is conditionally recognized as the ability to see separately two points at an angle of 1 minute.

Neurology. Complete explanatory dictionary. - 2010

Color vision

Color vision, color vision, color perception, the ability of the human eye and many species of animals with daytime activity to distinguish colors, that is, to perceive differences in the spectral composition of visible radiation and in the color of objects.

TSB. — 1969—1978

Color vision The visual experience of most vertebrates is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation intensity within their native visible wavelength range, from about 380 to 760 nm.

Corsini R. Psychological Encyclopedia

COLOR VISION - visual ability associated with the analysis of electromagnetic radiation (in the spectral range of 400-700 nm) by a specialized sensory mechanism - a color analyzer.

Large psychological dictionary. - 2004

Binocular vision

Binocular vision We usually get an idea of ​​the location of a visible object in space with the help of vision with both eyes, or the so-called binocular vision.

F.A. Brockhaus and I.A. Efron. - 1890-1907

BINOCULAR VISION (from lat. bini - two oculus - eye; literally, "vision with 2 eyes") - vision with 2 eyes; provides perception of depth and volume of objects.

Large psychological dictionary. - 2004

Binocular vision (from lat. bini - "two" and lat. oculus - "eye") - the ability to simultaneously clearly see the image of an object with both eyes; in this case, the animal or person sees one image of the object they are looking at...

en.wikipedia.org

Monocular

Monocular vision is characterized by the fact that objects and moving objects that fall into the field of view of the looking subject are perceived predominantly with only one eye. Under normal conditions, a person who does not have any visual impairment...

en.wikipedia.org

MONOCULAR VISION (English monocular vision) - vision with one eye. At M. h. the relative location of objects and distances to them are estimated by such indirect signs as a comparison of the apparent size of objects with their usual sizes . ..

Large psychological dictionary. - 2004

Monocular vision - vision with one eye, characterized by - a relative narrowing of the boundaries of the field of view compared to binocular vision; and - the ability to evaluate the spatial characteristics of objects in perspective ...

glossary.ru

Photopic vision

Day vision is a mechanism for the perception of light by the human visual system, operating in conditions of relatively high illumination. It is carried out with the help of cones with a background brightness exceeding 10 cd/m2...

en.wikipedia.org

PHOTOPIC VISION Normal daytime vision; vision in conditions of sufficiently high illumination, when the cones of the retina are functioning. Photopic vision has the following general characteristics: (a) tones are perceived; (b) visual threshold…

Oxford Dictionary of Psychology. - 2002

Photopic vision is normal daytime vision when the retinal cones are functioning (as opposed to scotopic, "twilight" vision with retinal rod activation).

vocabulary.ru

Scotopic vision

Night vision is a mechanism for the perception of light by the human visual system, operating in relatively low light conditions. It is carried out using sticks with a background brightness of less than 0.01 cd / m2, which corresponds to night lighting conditions.

en.wikipedia.org

Scotopic vision (Greek skotos opsis - vision) - "twilight vision", vision in low light conditions, in which optical sensations are provided by retinal rods.

vocabulary.ru

SCOTOPIC VISION Night vision, vision in low light conditions, in which visual sensations are provided by retinal rods. Scotopic vision has the following general characteristics (a) does not distinguish shades ...

Oxford Dictionary of Psychology. - 2002

Visually impaired children

Visually Impaired Children Blind children are completely blind or have residual vision (from light perception to visual acuity of 0.04 in the better seeing eye with normal spectacle correction).

Russian Pedagogical Encyclopedia / Ed. V.G. Panov. - 1993

VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN - Blind children are completely blind or have residual vision (from light perception to visual acuity of 0. 04 in the better seeing eye with normal spectacle correction).

Dictionary for parents of children with disabilities

Russian

Vision, -I.

Spelling dictionary. — 2004

Zr/eni/e [y/e].

Morphemic spelling dictionary. — 2002

Examples of the use of the word vision

Exploding, the firecracker damaged the goalkeeper's eyesight and caused temporary hearing loss.

Scientists from the University of Liverpool studied the vision of 185 people aged 18 to 75 years.

The fact is that in ordinary life I have excellent eyesight: I do not wear glasses or lenses.

The area around the eyes, nose, jaw and palate was restored to the patient, vision was preserved.

This is not the first time that Dominguez has come to the attention of the competent authorities.

After removing the pencil, the pain in the head subsided, and vision began to recover.

• Words from the word "vision"
• Words starting with "z"
• Words starting with "zr"
• Words ending in "e"
• Words with "ie" at the end
• Words that start with "zre"
• Words that start with zren
• Words ending with "nie"
• Words ending with "enie"

1. mature
2. zipper
3. spring
4. vision
5. mature
6. maturing
7. visibility

English translation, synonyms, antonyms, examples of sentences, definition, meaning, phrases

It seemed to me that my eyesight had deteriorated.	It felt like my eyesight was failing.
You would never think this because we humans rely more on sight.	And you would never expect that, because we humans, we tend to be very visual animals.
For many of us, but not all of us, vision helps to navigate the world.	For most of us, but not all, our sense of sight is how we navigate our world.
This is where our thoughts, feelings, desires, vision, hearing, and memory originate.	This is where we think, feel, see, hear, desire, and remember.
Ideally, this new one should be as multifaceted as possible, involve vision and sounds, associations and emotions.	Ideally, we want these new things to be as rich in meaning as possible, recruiting sight and sound and associations and emotion.
First, let's look at how we create machine vision.	Well, we have to look at how we give machines sight.
Computer Vision uses machine learning techniques to recognize faces.	Computer vision uses machine learning techniques to do facial recognition.
When vision returns, you see a bloodied face with wide eyes.	As you regained your vision, you see a bloody face staring back at you.
Do you hide them with a spell that deceives sight and touch?	There's a spell that affects sight and touch.
I wish I had such sharp vision and such a memory.	I wished I had an eye as quick and sharp.
If we want to make a good drawing, we must have good eyesight, see and observe, learn to compare things and have a rich imagination.	If we want to make a good drawing, we must have a good eye, see and watch, learn to compare things and have rich imagination.
Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste!	See, hear, touch, smell and taste. ..
First, you can ruin your eyesight.	First of all, you can spoil your eye sight.
Believing that spending time at the computer is bad for health, especially for vision.	They argue that sitting on the Internet is not good for health, especially eyes.
Scientists hoped that the new lenses would sharpen the telescope's hazy vision.	Scientists hoped the new lenses would sharpen the telescope's blurry vision.
His blurred vision further deteriorated as a pall of smoke shrouded the battlefield.	His dimming vision was further encumbered by the stinking smoke not had begun to rise off the battlefield.
Teddy tried to enlist in the army, but his sight and hearing failed him.	Teddy tried several times to get into the army, but his eyes and his ear kept him out.
He strained his eyes, but saw nothing in the absolute darkness of the howling desert night.	He strained his eyes, but could see nothing in the utter darkness of the howling desert night.
His eyesight deteriorated, it became almost impossible to paint pictures.	But his poor eyesight is making it almost impossible for him to paint.
They can cure the wearer's body of many physical deficiencies, including poor eyesight.	They can cure a host body of physical shortcomings, including bad eyesight.
I am grateful to you for your sharp vision and knowledge of your business.	I'm grateful for your expertise and keen eyesight.
And her eyesight and sense of smell leave much to be desired.	And his visual acuity and sense of smell leave much to be desired.
The daylight is almost gone, and the sharp night vision Drizzt quickly located the brandy deck.	The daylight was almost fully gone now, and Drizzt's keen night vision soon located the split log.
I've already begun to appreciate sight, which is so far from the essence of things.	I was already beginning to discount that sense, which is so removed from the essence of an object.
The hum of power made Nikki momentarily lose her 9 again0008 vision due to the oppressive cover of darkness.	The hum of power made Nicci again momentarily lose her vision under the oppressive blanket of blackness.
The tumor is pressing on your brain and it affects your vision.	The tumor is pressing on your brain and affecting your vision.
It did not affect his vision, speech, motor function or perception in any way.	It didn't affect his sight, his speech, his motor function, or cognition.
Vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch.	Seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.
Due to a hemorrhage in the brain and in the right eye the artist's vision deteriorated.	A vascular accident and a haemorrhage in his right eye have affected his sight.
You lose your sense of smell and sight, you become dirty.	Lose your sense of smell and sight, and get dirty.
I carefully approached the pond, but my nose and sight told me that no one was there.	I approached it cautiously, but my nose and my eyes told me it was blessedly deserted.
But when his vision is cleared up, it turned out that he made a mistake with the place.	The moment his vision cleared, however, he realized he'd made a mistaken assumption.
would shock the right, confuse the ignorant and astonish sight and hearing.	confound the ignorant, and amaze indeed the very faculties of eyes and ears.
The night wind shook the shutters, and her vision suddenly became strangely clear.	She could hear the night wind rattling the shutters, and she saw with a strange sharp clarity.
Naida was breathing heavily, and my logrus vision showed a menacing pale red light around her trembling hands.	Nayda was breathing heavily, and my Logrus vision showed a pale red light about her vibrating hands, menacing.
Wynn apologized, citing an eye disease that affects peripheral vision as an excuse.	Wynn apologized, and attributed the fault to Retinitis Pigmentosa, an ocular disease that damages peripheral vision.
Even with the diminishing intensity of the glow of the fiery path, it was dark enough that ordinary vision refused to serve.	It was sufficiently dark, even with the dwindling fire trail, that my ordinary vision did not serve to furnish me this intelligence.
How could he believe that he was previously blind and the Temple of the Winds gave him sight?	How could he have thought he was ignorant before, and that the knowledge of the Temple of the Winds had brought him new sight?
Her speech consisted of her telling the patient how she was going to correct his vision.	For her, a speech was telling a patient how she was going to fix his or her eyes.
In order to 'trick' human vision, a variety of stereo imaging devices have been developed whose basic principle is to send two different images to each eye.	Tha main trick they use - to show separate images for left and right eye.
Any sources of illumination that are capable of seriously affecting the driver's vision must be designed so that they can only be switched on when the vehicle is stationary.	Any lighting likely to affect adversely and significantly the driver's vision shall be capable of being operated only while the vehicle is at rest.
Then you must submit a urine sample, vision and hearing test, and then it will be pulse and blood pressure measured.	Then you must submit a urine sample, a sight and hearing test and then it will pulse and blood pressure measured.
As a result, 25,000 people a year lose their sight, hundreds of thousands lose their limbs every year, because of a problem that has a solution.	As a result, 25,000 people a year go blind, hundreds of thousands of lose limbs, every year, for something that's solvable.
Your brain does not perceive moving objects, but when everything is still, her vision is fine.	Your brain can't perceive moving objects, but when everything's still, her vision's fine.
And to be honest, my eyesight is not very good.	And, to be sincere, my sight is not a great thing.
Point the hair dryer at my face until my eyeballs dry up and I lose my sight.	Point it at my face until my eyeballs dry out and I lose my sense of sight.
She lost her eyesight due to muscle degeneration 10 years ago.	She lost her eyesight to macular degeneration 10 years ago.
A couple of years ago I started losing my sight.	A couple of years ago, I developed early onset macular degeneration.
I say we should have noticed that his eyesight is falling much earlier.	I'm saying we should have picked up on the degeneration in his eyes sooner.
By torturing us, she will not regain her sight.	It's not like torturing us is gonna give her back her sight.
Our vision, which works great on land, suddenly becomes very limited and we experience claustrophobia.	Our vision, which works so well in air, all of a sudden is very restricted and claustrophobic.
Hadfield's eyesight improved and he was able to complete his work outside the ship.	Hadfield's vision improved, and he was able to finish the spacewalk.
Onishchenko himself fell into the field of vision of the NABU, which is investigating him, but he apparently hoped for Poroshenko's intercession.	Onishchenko himself had also been investigated by the NABU, but evidently hoped for an intercession from Poroshenko.
Vision is one of the five senses.	Sight is one of the five senses.
and more around the world have either lost their sight or are on the verge of losing it due to retinal diseases such as macular degeneration; little can be done to treat them.	and many more worldwide who are blind or are facing blindness due to diseases of the retina, diseases like macular degeneration, and there's little that can be done for them.
The first gift or talent is mental sight - the ability to get into the mind of another person and find out what he has to offer.	The first gift, or talent, is mindsight - the ability to enter into other people's minds and learn what they have to offer.
Research is currently underway to derive retinal grafts from stem cells, and one day they will recover or partially recover vision million with retinal diseases worldwide.	Stem cell - derived retinal transplants, now in a research phase, may one day restore vision, or part vision, to millions of patients with retinal diseases worldwide.
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