Below are a few links to online games that kids can play to help them aquire sight word recognition skills. Sight word mastery is considered to be a prerequisite for learning to read. High frequency words make up 50% of texts. It is beneficial to the student if he/she can recognize sight words quickly. It helps with fluency which, in turn, aid comprehension.
starfall.com
This is similar to the game Memory. A 4x3 row of star cards are displayed. The object is to quickly find the matching sight word. When you have a corret pair, the sight word remains at the bottom of the screen.
sadlier-oxford.com
This game is called Word Drag. There are six incomplete simple sentences. The object is to fill in the blank by clicking and dragging the appropriate high frequency word to the correct sentence. The game provides instant feedback. There is an option to have the directions for the activity read aloud by clicking on the speaker button.
bgfl.org
This game is similar to the one mentioned above. However, the high frequency words contained our body parts. It has the same click and drag style, but features more graphics.
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