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The Heart Word Method for Teaching Sight Words & High Frequency Words

How to use the science-based Heart Word Method to teach heart words, or high frequency words, instead of traditional sight word instruction.

Master High Frequency Words

Last time we were together we took a moment to truly understand the meaning of heart words. Not sure what a heart word is? Click here to read the previous post in this series High Frequency Words Part 2: Heart Words. Furthermore, if you want to know the difference between sight words and high frequency words, click here. This will take you to the first post in the High Frequency Words series: High Frequency Words What Are They? For now we are going to spend some time on making those tricky…

Shifting from Sight Words to Heart Words

I mentioned in my last post that I am taking time this summer to really delve into the science of reading, making plans to adapt my instruction this fall to better reflect what research shows about how children learn to read. One big shift when aligning instruction with the science of reading is in the area of sight words or high frequency words. Many of us have been told that these words are not decodable and that students simply need to memorize them, leading to well-intentioned drilling…

The Science of Reading tells us that students don't learn sight words through rote memorization. Get 5 tips for teaching Heart words, an effective method for helping students master high frequency sight words. Download a free a high-frequency word scope and sequence and a NO PREP Heart Word resource and FREEBIE to help kindergarten, first and second grade students learn sight words. #learningtoread #heartwords #phonics

In this post, I am share 5 tips for teaching Heart Words in the classroom, a high-frequency words scope and sequence to guide you, & a Heart Word resource to help K-2 students learn their sight words!

How to Teach Heart Words

Learn how teach high-frequency sight words using the heart word method and view my Heart Word resource that will help kindergarten, first and second grade students master their sight words.

The science of reading tells us that sight words are not stored in our visual memory and so we need to integrate sight words into our phonics instruction. In this post, I share information about Heart Words, an effective, phonics-based approach to teaching sight words, as well as a Heart Word Freebie to get you started! #teachingreading #phonicsinstruction #heartwords

In this post, I share information about Heart Words, an effective, phonics-based approach to teaching sight words, as well as a Heart Word Freebie to get you started!

Looking for a manageable shift that aligns with the Science of Reading? Let's look at the difference between Heart Words vs. Flash Words, learn how to teach heart words, and find phonics scope and sequence that can work in your first, second, or third grade classroom. These resources are all FREE, editable, and easy to implement! Click on the link to check out the post!

Looking for a manageable shift that aligns with the Science of Reading? Let's look at the difference between Heart Words vs. Flash Words, learn how to teach heart words, and find phonics scope and sequence that can work in your first, second, or third grade classroom. These resources are all FREE, editable, and easy to implement! Click on the link to check out the post!

All About the Heart Word Method

This is a Heart Words round-up post where you'll find all of the information, tips, and resources I have shared for using the Heart Word Method to teach high-frequency sight words.

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Do You Want to Dramatically Accelerate Your Kindergartners’ Writing Proficiency?

Do You Want to Dramatically Accelerate Your Kindergartners’ Writing Proficiency? Fluency with high-frequency “heart word” sentences is your key to success!

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These Science of Reading inspired resources are the perfect tools to teach ‘heart words’ or high-frequency words to students as a way to improve their reading and spelling. The resource will help develop your students’ ability to examine words and recognise the relationship between phonemes and graphemes. It will assist students in identifying the parts of a word that are irregular so that they can learn them by heart.
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This Into Reading First Grade Heart Words resource is a great way to help students learn how to sound out sight words with irregular letter-sound correspondences. It features permanently and temporarily irregular words, such as those with unique letter-sound correspondences or appearing only in a few words. This resource is perfect for young learners looking to expand their language skills!
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