enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Dolch word list - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolch_word_list

   These lists of words are still assigned for memorization in elementary schools in America and elsewhere. Although most of the 220 Dolch words are phonetic, children are sometimes told that they can't be "sounded out" using common sound-to-letter phonics patterns and have to be learned by sight; hence the alternative term, "sight word".

3. Sight word - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_word

   Sight words account for a large percentage (up to 75%) of the words used in beginning children's print materials. [6] [7] The advantage for children being able to recognize sight words automatically is that a beginning reader will be able to identify the majority of words in a beginning text before they even attempt to read it; therefore, allowing the child to concentrate on meaning and ...

4. Phonics - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonics

   Sight words (i.e. high-frequency or common words) are not a part of the phonics method. [69] They are usually associated with whole language and balanced literacy where students are expected to memorize common words such as those on the Dolch word list and the Fry word list (e.g., a, be, call, do, eat, fall, gave, etc.). [70]

5. Dick and Jane - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and_Jane

   In 2002, author Samuel L. Blumenfeld, a supporter of teaching reading skills with phonics reading, argued that the Dick and Jane series and others that used the whole-word, look-say, or sight-reading method caused poor reading skills among the millions of American students who learned to read using this method. [20]

6. Reading - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading

   Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch. [1] [2] [3] [4]For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.

7. AOL Video - Serving the best video content from AOL and ...

   www.aol.com/video

   The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.