Homework

Kindergarten homework this year will be 20 minutes of reading each night. Reading 20 minutes a night is so important for your student. The reading can include: flashcard practice, baggie book, somebody reading to the student, shared reading between them and a partner, audio listening to a book, etc.


The sight words we are working this year are:

Term 1
I     can      the      we      see      a      like      to      and      go

Term 2
you      do      my      are      he      with      is      little      she      was

Term 3
for     have      of      they      said     want     here      me      this      what

Term 4
help      too      has      play      look       where      good     who      come      does

Reading can be a lot of work. Mastering basic sight words can help students succeed. Consider the following statistics about sight words:

  • 12 sight words make up about 25% of those we read and write.
  • 100 sight words make up about 50% of those we read and write.
  • About 300 sight words make up about 75% of those we read and write.

Important note: it is much better for a child to have solid knowledge of 50 words than to kind of know 300 words. It is not enough for children to kind of know their sight words. They need to be able to recognize them instantly and accurately in order to build reading fluency and comprehension of written material they will read in books.

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