Building Reading Fluency - Sight Words and Phrases

First introduce and practice sight words with kids' reading them together and using index cards. Video that demonstrates the activities
https://youtu.be/h7e4MPmCT1U
When kids can read sight words independently begin to introduce sight word phrases. Each sight word phrase is made of 2-3 sight words just practiced and now known. Ater kids can read the phrases implement the lessons modeled in this video so they can read the phrases with fluency when they come across them in print.

1. Building
Reading
Fluency
Sight Words are read each day
Then Sight Word Phrases And Then Putting
It All Together

2. the
Items Used To Teach Sight Words and Sight Word Phrases

3. Level 1 Sight Words

4. Level 1 Sight Words
Read the sight words in this list
each day with kids until they
can independently read them.

5. Level 1 Sight Words

6. Level 1 Sight Words

7. Level 1 Sight Words

8. In addition, practice with the list of sight words
written/typed on labels placed on index cards .

9. Each sight word phrase is made of 2-3 sight words that
kids have already learned
he had to it was for of that on a
but she said to the they had to that was in
for his she said that you and I I was on
it was but they said I was for you
Sight Word Phrase List 1
the his a on of
he for it had said
you but was and she
in to that I the
Sight Word List 1
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10. Level 1 Sight Word Phrases to Practice

12. Sight Word Phrases increase kids’ word recognition and reading fluency

14. Pictures that match print (sight word phrases plus
words that complete sentences) are necessary at
the beginning reading level.
Ask kids to put the words together
to make sentences that match
their pictures
I was shop.
I was fast.
I was on a log.
It was Billy.
no
yes
Both print and picture match the sentence.
no
no
The print does make sense but doesn’t
match the picture of a boy running.

15. Pictures that match print (sight word phrases plus
words that complete sentences) are necessary at
the beginning reading level.
Ask kids to put the words together
to make sentences that match
their pictures
It was for shop.
It was for on a log.
It was for Billy.
no
no
yes
Both print and picture match the sentence.

16. Pictures that match print (sight word phrases plus
words that complete sentences) are necessary at
the beginning reading level.
Ask kids to put the words together
to make sentences that match
their pictures
They had to shop.
They had to on a log.
yes
no
Both print and picture match the sentence.

17. Pictures that match print (sight word phrases plus
words that complete sentences) are necessary at
the beginning reading level.
Ask kids to put the words together
to make sentences that match
their pictures
It was on a log. yes
Both print and picture match the sentence.

18. Pictures that match print (sight word phrases plus
words that complete sentences) are necessary at
the beginning reading level.
Ask kids to put the words together
to make sentences that match
their pictures
It was on a log yes
Both print and picture match the sentence.

19. I was fast.
It was for Billy.
They had to shop.
It was on a log.
yes
yes
yes
yes

20. It was for Billy.
They had to shop.
It was on a log.
I was fast.
Have kids underline the sight word phrases

21. It was for Billy.
They had to shop.
It was on a log.
I was fast.
Have kids underline the sight word phrases