Heart words sight words

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

Heart words is a science-based way to teach high frequency words, or sight words. Learn all about it and download a free worksheet!

As an early elementary teacher, you have probably heard about sight words, but have you learned about heart words? Heart words are high frequency words that your K-2 students will learn about phonetic sounds and sounds that aren’t phonetic. My early elementary students love learning heart words with multisensory activities. By teaching your students how to use phonics to decode the heart words, they will understand the irregular parts. Check out how to map words with word mapping mats!

Using what we know about Science of Reading, this post explains how to build sight word mastery by mapping out 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…

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Heart Words. Sight Words. Red Words. High-Frequency Words. These terms all refer to those big long lists like Dolch and Fry that kids just have to memorize,

Learn all about Heart Words: What they are, the most effective ways to teach them, and tons of FREE heart word resources!