Did you even know there was such a thing as "sight words"?
I didn't.
Despite the fact that my mother was a kindergarten teacher for 40 years, I had never even heard the term.
For my fellow cave dwellers, sight words - of, and, he and you, for example - are words that don't follow basic decoding rules and must be memorized by new readers. Kids who learn early to memorize these words - also called instant, star and high frequency words - find learning to read much less frustrating.
I only learned of this whole concept when the Parent Bloggers Network offered me a chance to review a DVD designed to help teach kids how to memorize sight words. Rob and I have been reading to Graham on a regular basis since he was a baby but I've never really considered the logistics involved in him learning to read for himself, so I thought perhaps it might be a good idea to give it a shot.
Click on over to Don Mills Diva Recipes and Reviews to read about our experience with Meet The Sight Words 1...
