In order to increase the student's sight word vocabulary, s/he co-reads sight words with the teacher. The student then plays a version of musical chairs to practice recognizing the sight words. This is a remedial reading lesson for beginning reader
Grades(s) 1
Subjects(s) Reading
Objective
Following active practice with identifying sight words from both written and oral text, the student will be able to independently identify the words the, is, and, and you when presented out of context.
Materials
sentences written by the tutor using the words THE, IS, AND and YOU, large-print words, 4 chairs, *tutor’s singing voice or tape player
Lesson
Procedure:
1. Introduce the large-print words to the student, reading each word to her
2. Have the student echo- or co-read these words with the tutor a few times
3. [Based on the student's performance with step two, ask her to read the words on her own]
4. Introduce the student to sentences where one of the sight words is used
5. Read the sentence to the student, pointing to the text.
6. Have the student echo-read the sentence with the tutor at least once more
7. Point to the sight word in the sentence, identify it, have the student repeat the word and spell it aloud. Then have the student look for the correct sight word on the chair and sit in the appropriate chair.
8. *If ample time is allotted for this lesson, tutor may choose to have the student keep her eyes on the sight word while the tutor sings. When the singing stops, the student must sit in the correct chair.
9. Continue with this game until all four sentences are used.
10. Following this active practice, remove the sight words from the chairs and have the student read the, is, and, and you.
11. Once the student identifies the words aloud, have her copy them onto her own paper.
12. *For further assessment, tutor may ask the student to read the sentences where these sight words were used.
Assessment
Assessment: Following the completion of the game, have the student complete a matching activity where the word is printed out of context as well as within a sentence. The above lesson will be considered successful if the activity is completed correctly.