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    Re: Assume nothing when
    Posted by kathy/fl on 8/28/08

    working with this little girl. :)

    Start first with an assessment of what she knows. Does she know
    letter names? How about sounds? Focus on the short vowel sounds
    rasther than long.

    You mentioned that she didn't know to sound out any of the words on
    the sight word list. My backround is many years of K, reading, and
    ELL so trust me when I say that's not unusual for a child in the
    lower third of her class. Most K teachers are required to teach "X
    number" of sight words but blending is often put on the back burner.
    (Development also plays into this! Sight readers always look like
    shining stars in K-1, put those phonetic and ELL kiddos will blossom
    unless there are some learning issues.)

    Another thing to keep in mind is that some of these "Sight Words "
    CAN'T be sounded out with the phonics taught at that level. Examples
    of this are : the, green, my.

    Keep positive!

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