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A New Model for Teaching High-Frequency Words

Par Linda Farrell, Michael Hunter & Tina Osenga Dernière mise à jour 2024/05/27
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Description

Often, high-frequency words are called « sight words » with the expectation that these words are irregular and must be memorized. Integrating high-frequency words into phonics lessons allows students to make sense of spelling patterns for these words. To do this, high-frequency words need to be categorized according to whether they are spelled entirely regularly or not. This article describes how to “rethink” teaching of high-frequency words, and provides a word list to support educators in designing effective instruction.

This article supports the teaching and learning of words with irregularities.

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