Sight words意思

"Sight words" are a collection of words that are commonly used in the English language but are not always spelled in a way that makes them easy to sound out or decode using phonics. These words are often encountered in reading and are considered "high frequency" words because they appear frequently in text.

The concept behind sight words is that readers should be able to recognize these words instantly without having to sound them out, which allows for quicker and more fluent reading. This is because the ability to recognize sight words quickly is crucial for reading comprehension and fluency.

Sight words were popularized by Dr. Edward William Dolch, who in the 1940s identified a list of 220 words that he considered to be the most frequently used in the English language. These words include common articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and pronouns, as well as frequently used verbs and adjectives.

Examples of sight words include:

• the
• of
• and
• a
• to
• in
• is
• you
• that
• it
• he
• was
• for
• on
• are
• as
• with
• his
• they
• I
• at
• be
• this
• have

Learning sight words is an important part of early reading instruction, and many educational programs and resources are designed to help children and adults become familiar with these words.