If he repeatedly struggles to remember the previously covered words, then slow down the pace. If your child aces the review part of each lesson, then you can probably introduce more new words per day. If he struggles with, let’s say, two of the previous day’s words, go through our full sequence of teaching techniques with those two words and then introduce just one to three new words. If your child remembers those words, move on to introducing three to five new words. In the next day’s lesson, start by reviewing the previous day’s words. On the first day, introduce three to five new words. We recommend that you start by thoroughly teaching your child three to five words in a lesson. It is much better for a child to have solid knowledge of 50 words than to kind of know 300 words. They need to be able to recognize them instantly and accurately in order to build reading fluency and comprehension of written material they will read in books. It is not enough for children to kind of know their sight words. But remember: it is much better for a child to have solid knowledge of 50 words than to kind of know 300 words.
Factors such as the child’s age, motivation, memory skills, and whether the child is learning a specific list for a school assignment affect this decision. Sight Words FAQs Q: How many words should I teach per day?Ī: There is no set answer to the number of words to teach a child each day.
