![]() My goal is to see my students using the words across their curriculum. I don't do spelling test as I feel this becomes a memory test for that day only. The stories use sight words from the Dolch Pre Primer, Primer, and Grade 1 lists with simple, decodable words and a picture to help with reading. My word work stations allows for alot of practice as well as gives me the opportunity to have meetings with a small groups with all kids working on their word list. This BUNDLE includes SIX sight words story with 3 activities for each story. This allows for differential instructions. I typically have up to 4 list on my board color coded and students know what color list they are on that week. When I do my initial sight word assessments, I may have students on various lists based on how many words they were able to read. When I post words on my class board, I only post 5 words at a time. I will typically post list A on my word wall and do a lot of review activites with list A at the beginning of the year. Our Kindergarten teachers focus on list A, so most of our 1st graders should have those words upon entering 1st grade. There are 20 or 25 words on each list (can't remember). Students who are not as fluent don't get new lists until they are ready but it gives those who are ready a challenge. This sounds like a lot but the children and their parents can practice at their own pace. Some of the children are ready to go on so I have been giving them new lists. We will work on these for a while and then I will assess them again. These vocabulary words are specifically chosen as some of the more common fourth. For example, you could use the cards for inspiration during independent writing activities. It's an incredible phonics and word recognition resource that can prompt many activities. I sent the pre-primer list home with the children who made 100 on the first list. This handy set of Fourth Grade Dolch Words Flash Cards covers the main vocabulary words for texts found in fourth-grade reading. ![]() I also go over these words in reading groups 3 or 4 times a week. I have checked them again already and recorded their new grades. The children who did not know the words have been asked to continue to practice them at home. ![]() I assessed the kids on them and took some word identification grades. The first week or two the list contained the color and number words and the inventory words from Harcourt. In addition I send a word list for them to practice until they know them. I also use Harcourt and have the children practice the HF words that go with the story each week. ![]()
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