Sight words are commonly used words that appear with great frequency in our language. Memorizing these words by “sight” allows children to improve both their reading comprehension and their handwriting skills. Common sight words include, a, the, can, but, my, in, and on. Many books geared for young children are up to 75% sight words. Practicing writing sight words is beneficial for handwriting skill development as well as reading fluidity and comprehension. Sight words can be practiced by spelling them out loud, with flashcards, or by writing them by hand.
Common Sight Words for Preschool Reading & Writing:
A, and, big, can, come, down, find, for, go here, I, in, is, it, you, me, my, not, one, said, see, the, to, up, we
Common Sight Words for Kindergarten Reading & Writing:
all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes
Practice Handwriting with Sight Words
Start by reading a page from one of your children’s favorite books and help them identify the sight words on the page. (Helpful hint: They are typically words with 4 or less letters. Reference the list above to find the most age-appropriate sight words.) Then, take out a lined piece of paper. Start with the simplest words first, using directional concepts to help guide your young learner through the process of forming the letters. Practicing handwriting with sight words is beneficial for your student’s handwriting and reading comprehension.
Learn Letter Formation Skills with Letter Leaders
If your student is at the very beginning of their handwriting journey you can get them started with the Letter Leaders Handwriting workbooks in less than 5 minutes a day. Letter Leaders is a comprehensive handwriting workbook series that teaches prewriting skills, proper letter formation, and beginning handwriting skills. With the Letter Leaders program, children will learn to write letters correctly so they can focus on what they want to write instead of how to form letters correctly.
Once your child has started learning the directional concepts used to form letters they can practice their handwriting with simple sight words.
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