I use this page to help a small group of students learn a new sight word. I put one copy in a dry erase pocket for each student in the group.

We first build the new word with magnetic letters or word tiles. We say each letter, read it with our finger, mix it up, and try building it again. Then students write the word using a dry erase marker saying each letter as he/she writes it. Then we study the word identifying the vowels, clapping the word to see how many syllables it has, count the number of letters in the word, identify digraphs, blends, or vowel teams, and we look for any other pattern that makes the word easier to remember. Next, the student covers the word with one hand and writes it from memory. Then the student checks each letter to make sure the word is spelled correctly three times.

After we practice the word, we practice reading the word in a book. Check out the sight word readers in my Tpt store for strategic practice on specific sight words. After reading it in a book, we then write a reading response using the new word we learned. Check out the pages I created called Writing About Reading to create a writing response book for emergent readers and writers. They can also be found in my Tpt store.