Selecting Sight Words
Aims
This activity is designed to:
- test that your child can link spoken words with the correct written words
- encourage your child to pay attention and join in a learning activity for short periods of time
When to use this activity
Use this activity if you are teaching a book that includes new sight words or sight words that your child is unsure of.
Your child should be able to match the sight words before being asked to select them.
Word selection
Use the words in the book you are teaching. If your child is more sure of some words than others, include them all in the activity so that your child can be successful as often as possible.
Varying the level of difficulty
Start with two cards to choose from when selecting less familiar words.
As your child becomes more practised with activity and more familiar with the sight words, you can increase the number of cards they have to choose from when selecting.
Instructions
| 1 | Show your child the word cards | |
[Cards]: Select one of each of the word cards you wish to work with. ::: card-example
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[Apps]: From the Main Menu screen, select Activities > Selecting Sight Words. Select the word cards you wish to work with. Tap the start button.
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| 2 | Attract your child's attention Say "let's point to words". Encourage your child to look at the word cards. |
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| 3 | Ask your child to select a word card Say "show me [is]" At first, you may need to prompt your child while they learn the activity. Point to/tap the corresponding word card. If your child correctly selects the word, say "yes -- [is] -- this is [is]" If you are modelling or prompting, repeat the word after you have selected the word together -- say "this is [is] -- [is]" |
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| 4 | Repeat step 3 Continue to ask your child to select each card in the set. |
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App settings
The apps include the following settings that control how the activity is presented:
- Number of choices - Sets the number of cards to be presented for matching.
- Number of answer attempts - Sets the number of incorrect answers that can be given before prompting the correct answer.
- Time to wait for answer - Initially, this is indefinite to allow you to demonstrate and explain the activity.
- Enable spoken prompts -- When enabled, spoken prompts are provided. We recommend that you say the spoken prompts at first, and consider turning this option on when your child has begun to learn the activity.
- Enable rewards -- When enabled, the sounds of applause can be played at the end of the activity by tapping the check mark.
Recording progress
You can record your child's progress using the Vocabulary and Sight Words section of the record form for the book you are working on.
Record the dates your child first selects each word.
Moving to the next activity
You can move on to the next activity (Reading Sight Words) when your child can successfully select the words in the book you are working on.
