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Improve Reading Skills - Improve Reading Skills by Teaching Sight Words

Improve Reading Skills - Improve Reading Skills with Third Grade Sight Words

By Ann Logsdon, About.com

Improve Reading Skills - Before you teach sight words, learn about reading disabilities and how teachers determine appropriate methods for your child. The Dolch third grade sight words appear below, after the overview of learning disabilities, assessment and IEP development.

Overview of Learning Disabilities in Reading

Students with learning disabilities (LDs) in reading or dyslexia may have difficulty with basic reading skills or reading comprehension.

Special Education Instruction for Learning Disabilities in Reading

There are many ways to teach reading skills to students with LDs. To determine the best strategy for your child, teachers generally rely on assessment results and their own teaching experiences with your child. This information is used to develop an individual education program (IEP) for your child. Learn the eight essential parts of an IEP.

Below is a commonly used list of third grade sight words developed by E.W. Dolch in the 1930's and is still widely used in today's classrooms. These words appear frequently in third grade reading material. There are many ways to teach sight words to young children.

Third Grade Words:

cut, done, draw, drink, ate, far, fall, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, hit, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm

Download free third grade word flash cards here.

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