• Print each word on a card.
• Choose five* of the words and do the following steps. Put the remaining words the learner would like to know in the Want to Learn envelope
  • Read each word aloud and have the learner repeat.
  • Create a sentence (oral) for each word.
  • Shuffle the cards and have the learner read the words again.
  • Ask the learner to create a sentence (oral) for each word.
  • Continue shuffling and reading until the learner feels confident.
  • Put these cards in the Study envelope. The learner can take these home and work on them in between sessions.
  • Have the learner read the cards at the next session. If she can easily recall the word, put the card in the Known envelope. Words that are still difficult should be put in the Study envelope.
  • Choose another five words from the Want to Learn envelope. (This envelope is for the words the learner has chosen from other reading activities or even from a language experience story.)
  • Review the words in the Known envelope regularly.

Optional Activity 1

• When the learner is making sentences for each sight word, write the sentences down.
  
  If your sight word is sit, you could use the following sentence:
  I ____________ on a chair.
  
  
• Have the learner match the sight word with the sentences you have provided.

Optional Activity 2

If the sight words have been taken out of an LEA (Language Experience Approach) story, cover the sight words. Have learners put the words back into their proper place.

* You may find that your learner will prefer to do more than five words at a time.