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. I sent the pre-primer list home with the children who made 100 on the first list. 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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