The Magic of Reading and Phonics · Foundational Skills

Sight Words and Sentence Flow

Building a bank of high frequency words to improve reading speed and comprehension of simple texts.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do certain words help us connect ideas within a sentence?
  2. 2What happens to our understanding when we read smoothly versus word by word?
  3. 3How can we use context clues to figure out a word we do not recognize?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3.GCCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: The Magic of Reading and Phonics
Period: Foundational Skills

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