Don Holdaway (of Big Books fame) had us teach the sight words almost like the "key words" strategy of Sylvia Ashton Warner. The child gets to create his own sentence using the word and writes it on the back of the index card. Can illustrate as has been suggested if he wants. He makes it his own. Does the same with a few more. Works with no more than 5 words at a time until he has them. Gradually adds in words to keep the current working pack at 5!!!
It's a strength that he reads them in context - which is a scaffold. Just probably needs more time as has also been suggested! Sally On 11/14/11 7:18 PM, "Maura Shea Sackett" <[email protected]> wrote: > What strategies have you already tried? Some ideas that come to mind: > > - Have him trace the words in sand or shaving cream on a small tray > - Have him illustrate each word (word such as "is" "and" etc. can be > difficult. Try doing consonants in red and vowels in blue) > - Have him trace the words in different colored pencils or crayons. > - Build the words with magnetic letters. > - Tap the words out on his fingers. One tap per phoneme. > > I'll bet you've already tried several of these. Good luck. > > Maura > 5/NJ > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Jessica Lee Flynn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am having trouble helping the little boy I am tutoring with 'sight >> words'. They just do not stick with him and I feel like I am tried many >> different approaches. Week after week he fails his spelling tests (he has >> to be able to identify the word and then spell it) and we work with those >> words when I tutor him but they just don't stick with him! He is great at >> memorizing a sentence frame (i.e. I like a tractor, I like a boat, etc.) >> but when asked to identify tractor, or boat in isolation or in a different >> context he has no clue what the word is... HELP?! I feel like I am running >> into a brick wall, constantly. >> >> Any input is great appreciated!! :D >> >> Jessica >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
