This article was written by Dr. Aimee Ketchum, OTD, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist in the NICU at UPMC hospital, the owner/operator of STEM Starts Now early child development program and ...

This fun activity teaches and reinforces common sight words to build reading fluency. Sight words make up 50 to 75% of all words in early reading materials. These are whole words learned by sight, ...

Sight words are the building blocks of early reading, but memorizing them doesn’t have to be dull. Research shows that multisensory, hands-on activities—combining movement, touch, and play—help kids ...

Sight words are the backbone of early reading, helping children build fluency and confidence. Moving beyond rote memorization, educators now use phonics-based, multisensory, and tech-supported ...

Retired teacher Lysa Sassman, who volunteers with Sight Word Busters, helps six-year-old Julian practice his letters as a prelude to sight word work Nov. 13 at Sierra Hills School in Meadow Vista.

If you were to poll an audience of educators–classroom teachers, literacy specialists, reading researchers, and university professors–about whether high frequency words should be taught in early ...

Many words don't follow basic decoding rules and are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as "sight words", "instant words", "high frequency words" or "star words". A new reader finds sight ...

Adjust the colors to reduce glare and give your eyes a break. Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS ...