Sight word意思

"Sight word" is a term used in education, particularly in the context of teaching reading to young children. It refers to words that are commonly used in the English language and that children are encouraged to recognize instantly by sight, without having to sound them out or use any other decoding strategy. The idea is that once a child has a large number of sight words memorized, reading will become much easier and more fluent.

Sight words are often selected because they do not follow standard phonetic patterns, or because they are very common and recognizing them quickly is beneficial for reading comprehension. Examples of sight words include "the," "and," "of," "a," "to," "have," "I," "you," "we," "she," "he," "it," "was," "are," "is," "said," "come," "go," "can," "one," "two," "three," etc.

The concept of sight words is often associated with the "Dolch sight words" list, which was developed by Edward William Dolch in the 1940s. Dolch identified a core set of sight words that are most frequently used in the English language. There are different lists for different grade levels, ranging from pre-kindergarten to third grade, and they are divided into categories such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.

Teaching sight words is often done through repetition and practice, using various methods such as flashcards, word walls, reading exercises, and games. The goal is for children to become so familiar with these words that they can recognize them automatically, which frees up their cognitive resources to focus on understanding the meaning of the text they are reading.