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Teach How to Write Sight Words Fluently – KindergartenWorks

By Leslie Simpson · About 5 minutes to read this article.

My students need to know sight words. They are a key step in the reading process. They aren't the end-all-be-all, but they do play an important role in learning how to read in kindergarten.

Here is one mini-lesson I do - I call it a warm-up activity - with my guided reading groups.

Let me share where it came from, how to do this activity yourself (with a free download) and how to extend it for kinders who are more advanced.

There are so many things that go into learning how to read: There is phonemic awareness, learning letter sounds, manipulating letter sounds and reading words by sight, for example.

Well, during my guided reading group sessions, I like to focus on all of these skills since they all matter (just not all at the same time)!

One easy way to fit in a skill, like recognizing sight words or writing sight words, is to do a warm-up (or mini-lesson) before we get into the main content of our lesson.

That's where this activity comes into play.

Sight words as a warm-up activity

The focus of this warm-up activity is to assess and encourage my kinders to learn how to write sight words - not just read them.

Some students will naturally be better at this based on their strengths but it is good to practice since we expect them to spell these words correctly in their writing amidst lots of phonetically spelled words at this age.

We use a sight word chant as our basis.

What is that?

Well, it is pretty much our key 24 sight words set to the tune of a march.

We use it, practice it and learn it just like we do the alphabet chart every day.

You can get my sight word chart and chant as an instant download and use it tomorrow if you don't already have one in place.

Since my students can practically recite it by heart, just like they can when singing the alphabet - we now focus on building up our writing fluency for these words.

How to do the activity

Since this is a small group activity - it's quick and easy!

I give each student a dry erase mat with pre-made lines (and a plastic page protector cover so they can erase easily).

The dry erase mat features colored lines in six rows.

Each horizontal row has the same number of lines that the chant has words. The lines match the color of the words in our chant too.

This blank sight word workmat is for them to write the chant in order and see how far they can get in two minutes.

I want them to write the words in order -- so that way they can spend time focusing on how to spell the words -- rather than spend time thinking up words (if we just did a "write the words you know how to spell" kind of deal).

We celebrate how many words they each got correct (and how far they got through the chant).

We don't compare their numbers to each other - and I reinforce that they should keep working hard during their reading centers and writer's workshop time on sight words because we'll repeat the activity and they'll want to try and beat their own "score. "

When we repeat the warm-up we celebrate how many more they get (and they do get more).

Since I jot down what they did last time in my guided reading binder, I can remind them of the last time compared to now.

This type of activity was very motivating to my students who were getting this whole 'reading thing'.

I would normally start this activity with a group when they could read roughly 18+ words or more.

It was a natural next step - from reading the words to learning to write sight words fluidly or fluently.

Surprisingly, it was very telling to see which of my students were more or less grapheme inclined.

If they seemed to struggle with this activity, I knew there was more I could do to help them focus on the way words look and build up their grapheme skills.

If they blew it out of the water or were higher readers to begin with, we could tweak this same activity with the next set of 24 words so that way everyone was always being challenged.

This warm-up activity was used every couple of weeks, so I stored it in a place with easy access. Our guided reading workmats were the perfect place to stash the colored lines template.

Easy to hand out -- easy to clean up!

I hope that you can use this type of warm-up mini-lesson with your kinders who are learning how to read in kindergarten and working to write sight words.

Ready to work on sight words with your kindergartners?

I've got your back with my Sing to Learn Sight Word Songs - they are easy peasy little songs you already know with lyrics changed to teach your kiddos how to spell and read each word.

You'll get 31 sight word songs, the two sight word charts I mentioned here plus more.

And you can get the blank colored lines template right here as a freebie so you too can work on developing sight word writing fluency.

Download sight word blanks workmat

Want to know what else to keep nearby for warm-up lessons?

Here is what else you should have near your guided reading table for your growing readers.

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About Leslie Simpson

Leslie is the teacher behind KindergartenWorks. She believes in teaching kinders how to be pretty incredible along with teaching them to read, write and think for themselves. She enjoys drinking hot tea, making mud pies with her three kids and sharing what she's learned with teachers.

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Are you looking for an activity for your kids to practice reading Letter A words? Try this fun Letter A Sight Words activity! Your beginning readers will learn new words as they read, spell, and write!

 

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Letter A Sight Words:

Sight words can be challenging for kids to learn. Using hands-on and interactive activities will help your children learn to memorize these tricky words. 

 

 

What Are Sight Words?

Did you know that there are two different types of sight words that you children should learn? The first set of words are those don’t follow the phonics “rules” so kids need to memorize them.

 

There are also high frequency word that are commonly used in writing. It is easier for kids to remember them, so they can build fluency and don’t have to sound them out every time they are reading.

 

Getting Ready To Use The Letter A Sight Words Activity:

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What’s Included:

  • 2 Read – Stamp – Write Letter A Sight Word Worksheets

 

What Else Is Needed:

  • Copy Paper
  • Letter Stamps
  • Stamp Pad
  • Pencil

 

 

To prepare this sight word activity, click on the button below. Then, download and print the worksheets.

 

Then, simply make copies for all of your students. You can have them work on one printable at a time or copy them so the worksheet is double sided.

 

How To Use The Letter A Sight Words Activity:

To begin this sight word activity, your kids will read the first word in the box. Next, they will use letter stamps to spell the word in the middle box. 

 

 

In the final box, your kids will write the sight word. They will continue to read, stamp, and write the sight words until they have completed the worksheet. 

 

 

This multi-sensory resource can be an independent activity for young children in any early childhood classroom or homeschool. It’s perfect for literacy centers, choice tubs, and more!

 

 

This Letter A Sight Words activity is a fun, hands-on way for kids to practice reading, spelling, and writing the sight words.

 

 

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Do you want to save this sight word activity for later? Pin this to your sight word or word work board on Pinterest and it’ll be here for when you’re ready!

 

 

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More Sight Word Activities: 

Building Blocks Sight Word Box

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"Sighting" morphological analysis of the word - associations, cases and declension of words

    • masculine
    • feminine
    • neuter

    Nouns for the word sighting

    What or who is aimed? Selection of noun words for adjectives based on the Russian language.

    fixture

    mirror

    window

    shotgun

    window

    Piking

    wheel

    B cross

    beat

    Yaichko

    spot

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    Verbs for adjective aiming

    What can be done with precision? Selection of verbs based on the Russian language and literature.

    knock down

    throw away

    Part of speech:

    adjective

    Genus:

    medium

    Number:

    single

    Degree of comparison:

    -

    Case:

    nominative

    Declension of the adjective aiming (what case)

    Case declension in singular and plural.

    Case Question Single Multip.
    Male Medium Female
    Nominative (who, what?) sighting sighting sighting sights
    Genitive (who, what?) sighting sighting sighting
    Dative (to whom, what?) sighting sighting sighting
    Accusative (who, what?) sighting sighting sights
    Creative (by whom, what?) sighting sighting sightings
    Prepositional (about whom, about what?) sighting sighting sighting

    Area of ​​use

    torpedoes Ballistics Aviation military term business vocabulary

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Translation Associations Anagrams Synonyms and antonyms Morphological analysis Declension Conjugations

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What is "freedom of speech" and where are its limits?

For a democracy, freedom of speech, as well as freedom to disseminate and receive information, is of fundamental importance. But this freedom still has its limits. Wildpixel / iStock

Critics of quarantine measures to counter the coronavirus pandemic often point out that as a result of the forced curtailment of customary rights and freedoms, freedom of speech is also under threat. But what is this and what should be understood by this freedom, and what should not? Gathered opinions of leading experts.

This content was published on May 06, 2021 - 07:00

Katrin Schregenberger

Igor Petrov prepared the original Russian version of the material.

“Free speech protects a human need that could well be seen as a basic, systemic, basic one,” says Maya Hertig ( Maya HertigExternal link ), professor of Swiss and European constitutional law at the University of Geneva. The very idea of ​​freedom of speech is based on an idea that arose during the Enlightenment. Then it suddenly became clear that we are all thinking, rational beings who form their opinion in the format of mutual dialogue with the common goal of searching for truth. “For a democracy, freedom of speech, as well as freedom to disseminate and receive information, is of fundamental importance,” says M. Hertig.

The same applies to scientific research. “Progress is possible only if the prevailing opinion can still be challenged. If there is no such possibility, there is no progress.” That is why freedom of speech is a basic human right, which is enshrined, in particular, in Art. 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Art. 19 of the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In Switzerland, the right to freedom of expression was clearly articulated and enshrined only in the new version of the federal constitution of 1999, but since 1959 it has already been recognized as a kind of "unwritten basic civil and democratic right. "

According to M. Hertig, the principle of free expression applies both to the presentation of verifiable objective facts and subjective opinions and personal emotions, for example, in the field of art. This also includes symbolic actions, for example, a peaceful and unarmed sit-in, picket or demonstration. “Under the protection of this principle is the entire process of communication, from the dissemination of information to its receipt,” she says. This means that, in principle, the state cannot prevent anyone from expressing their opinion.

Absolute freedom of opinion does not exist!

“The right to have an opinion is not limited,” she explains. Thus, the mere fact of having racist opinions or thoughts is not punishable. But the spread of racist statements, on the other hand, is quite even punishable. Because freedom of opinion has its downside in the form of codified legal restrictions based on public consensus. “Freedom to express one's opinion is not absolute,” says M. Hertig. An absolute right is one that cannot be restricted even in emergency situations such as war, crisis or pandemic.

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"There are very few such absolute rights in the world that have no limits, for example, the right not to be tortured." They are forbidden and unacceptable in either war or peace, even if the information that some subjects hope to obtain through torture may even save the lives of many other people. However, freedom of expression is not absolute, and it ends where violations begin, such as the foundations of human dignity. This also applies to the denial of crimes against humanity, such as the HolocaustExternal link . The dissemination and incitement of hatred against individuals or groups of people is also punishable. In Switzerland, it is decided that homophobia can also be punishable.

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Youtube & Co. have the right to set their own rules and regulations

During the pandemic, there has been an increase in cases when major Internet portals such as Youtube removed videos or posts because, from the point of view of these portals, they contained false statements. Is this a restriction on freedom of speech? Theoretically, yes, according to M. Hertig. However, it should be taken into account that "freedom of speech as a principle protects us only from state interference, but for private entities, such as Youtube, it is not directly legally binding." Therefore, based on the principle of freedom of speech, only the state can be sued, and not individuals.

The ban on censorship was also invented primarily as a tool to protect against the arbitrariness of the state. Youtube and other social media are private service providers and are not directly bound by the constitutional ban on censorship. Therefore, they are free to decide what they will tolerate on their online platform - and what not. But here, too, there is a downside. “The state must formulate and take appropriate measures to protect freedom of speech from restrictions on the part of individuals and companies,” says M. Hertig. This also applies to the Internet, where today certain online communication platforms have an almost unlimited monopoly.

“Youtube and other private social networks are now fundamental to enable citizens to consciously engage in debate. However, protecting freedom of speech online is difficult today, precisely because such companies are often based abroad, and unilateral government regulation would begin to lead to the erosion and fragmentation of the legal basis of society.” That is why, says M. Hertig, today the issue of developing common international norms and rules, as well as generally increasing the transparency of the conditions and procedures for the functioning of the main social networks, is more relevant today than ever.

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"It should be clear and understandable to everyone what and why are removed by these networks, and what and why is not." This goal can be achieved in the format of international initiatives. For example, large IT companies, including Facebook and YouTube, have already reached an agreement with the European Union External link on the subject of systematic monitoring of posts that incite hatred, and the reaction should follow if they are detected within 24 hours. There is also a Code of Measures to Counter Disinformation. However, you need to understand that all this is the essence of voluntary obligations of companies, i.e. we are not talking about directive instructions of the authorities, but about self-regulationExternal link .

Removing fake news by itself makes little sense

However, M. Hertig does not consider it expedient to pass laws directly requiring the removal of fake news. From a legal point of view, the dissemination of even frankly false facts is not a fundamentally prohibited act, given the fact that it is sometimes difficult, if not impossible, to determine what is “truth”. At the same time, in many countries, for example in Asia, state censorship is practiced under the pretext of counteracting "fake news".

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“Such news is an integral element of democratic discourse, within which even incorrect or simply unpleasant content becomes publicly visible and perceived,” she sums up. “The more diverse the palette of opinions, the better for democracy,” says Florian Steger ( Florian StegerExternal link ), medical ethicist and director of the Institute for the History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine (Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin) at the University of Ulm (Germany). Listening and hearing a different opinion is a necessary act for a democracy.

Removing "incorrect content" is not a realistic and effective solution to disinformation anyway, because "the opinion gets stuck in people's heads anyway". According to Florian Steger, a dialogue between the authorities and citizens and transparent communication of the authorities - such an approach would be much better just from the point of view of countering lies. “This is especially important in a pandemic, the evidence base for certain statements is often insufficient, and governments have to act especially carefully.”

All objectively existing gaps in knowledge should be clearly named, even if such ignorance is difficult to bear for many people who are accustomed in Western societies to the absolute or almost absolute predictability of social processes. Removing any posts or messages leads to a dangerous situation. “Erasing something is possible only if the content being deleted destroys the state at its very foundation. Responsibility for such removals lies with the police and the courts, as, for example, in the case of the storming of the Capitol. Events of this kind mark just the limit of what is possible and admissible.”

Those who demand freedom of speech must also be willing to listen to criticism

Some critics of the lockdown complain that they are being attacked for their opinions or being labeled as “coronavirus deniers” because they Thus, freedom of speech is undermined in society. Maya Hertig believes that “anyone who expresses a controversial opinion must also have the courage to endure criticism from those who think otherwise. Rhetorical picks are an integral part of democratic discourse. No one can declare himself a subject beyond criticism.”

Another argument put forward by the "coronaskeptics" is that there is a climate in society in which the expression of dissent is not tolerated. For example, the web portal RubikonExternal link , which willingly provides a platform for all kinds of opinions, including outright “conspiracy theories”, writes: “Try to “refute” the danger of Covid-19 in the company of your friends and loved ones. Try to question the purpose of vaccination. You can face such an aggressive headwind that next time you just prefer to remain silent.

So, this portal emphasizes that in modern Western society, primarily in Germany, “thinking differently means being subjected to social ostracism, and freedom of speech is now virtually impossible there. Freedom of speech, of course, requires a certain social climate, says M. Hertig. “And if a climate has been created in society that leads to the launch of self-censorship mechanisms, then in this case we are dealing with a serious problem, which includes violence and threats, dismissals from work, as well as violent verbal attacks on dissidents, mainly on social networks ".

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“Shooting on the fan with rhetorical dirt as a format and style of discussion (the so-called Shitstorms) can also become a problem. But often those who prefer to engage in dialogue in an aggressive, uncompromising tone often consider themselves victims. There is social pressure to comply with the basics of “political correctness”, but it is often exaggerated, and this leads to the fact that sometimes the victim and the perpetrator can switch places: the white racist becomes the victim, and not the black object of the network “hate speech”. And we shouldn't forget about that either."

Social control and its role in a pandemic

During the pandemic, cases of direct threats against scientists and politicians also became more frequent. But signs of violence or threats against coronavirus skeptics, at least in Switzerland, have not yet been registered. Moreover, everyone is free to express their opinion and take part in demonstrations against government quarantine measures. However, how much such democratic freedoms are welcomed and appreciated in the camp of corona critics is another question.

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“When skeptics feel that they are not being allowed to say something, this is indeed the case, only in this case we are not dealing with restrictions on freedom of speech, but with a mechanism of social control,” says Urte Scholz ( Urte ScholzExternal link ), Professor at the Department of Applied Social and Health Psychology (Angewandte Sozial- und Gesundheitspsychologie) at the University of Zurich.

In her opinion, social control is a mechanism by which it is not the state, but the people themselves who try to force themselves and their fellow citizens to behave in a certain way, based on moral and normative ideas generally recognized as a result of public debate. “Social control operates regardless of whether we want it or not,” says W. Scholz. “In a pandemic, its severity may indeed increase, as soon as the norms to which it forces us are legitimized both by official recommendations and general rules of conduct in a force majeure situation.”

Positive strategies instead of defamation

It is also clear that there are various formats for exercising this very social control. Some of them become a “trigger” for positive emotions, some for negative ones. Control can be exercised with a whip: punishments, nit-picking, defamation and persecution of "witches", denial of love or friendship, generation of guilt. Everything leads the “controlled” to a feeling of shame or to an angry reaction of resistance or rejection.

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Studying the formats of social control in the field of health within relationships of married and other partner couples, U. Scholz and her colleagues found that negative strategies, as a rule, bring little benefit. I remember in connection with this "meme" from social networks: "Why would you pay a lot of money for the services of a domina - just get married and try to fold the towel wrong in the bathroom"! However, jokes aside: in fact, the experts did not find a link between “negative” social control and more “healthy” behavior. On the contrary, individuals who were subjected to this type of control often did everything, defiantly or covertly, on purpose in defiance of their controlling partners.

But people who were confronted with positive social control strategies reacted quite differently. Positive strategies include debate, discussion, negotiation, persuasion, argumentative pointing out the benefits of the desired behavior, references to positive examples, and ultimately compliments. All this is very similar to didactics from kindergarten, but people sometimes remain at this level, no matter how paradoxical it may sound. “When a partner exercised such positively connoted social control, then the“ controlled ”individuals were more likely to change their behavior,” says W. Scholz.

Don't call people "covidiots"!

Negative social control, as it is happening now, for example, with the help of hostile looks or harsh reprimands in transport against those who do not want to wear a mask, is not unusual in a pandemic. “But, of course, in certain circumstances, people react in a negative way, seeing this as a manifestation of dictatorship and refusing to comply with anti-virus measures. These people feel that they are being patronized, like in kindergarten, they resist and try to regain their personal autonomy.

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As research by Urte Scholz suggests, positive social control strategies would be desirable even during a pandemic.

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