How Sight Words Help with your Child's Speech Therapy
Sight words are words that we expect children to be able to read or decode as soon as they see them, without having to sound them out. Some of these words are difficult to sound out, as they don’t sound exactly as they’re spelled (such as “the”). They also come up a lot during reading so being able to decode these words quickly will help children read more quickly and fluently.
Here is a sight word games to make learning fun!
In order to learn these sight words by heart, children must practice reading them many, many times. This can get tedious, especially if your child isn’t super into reading yet. Here are three fun games you can use to make sight word practice more fun:
1. Hot/Cold Game
Write several sight words on index cards and stick them up on the wall (or fridge). For children who are just starting to learn sight words, say one of the words out loud and ask the child to point to the word that he THINKS is the right one. Say that word out loud and then tell him if he’s hot or cold. As he points to words that are closer to the target word, say “warmer” or “hotter”. As he gets farther away, say “colder”. For each word he points to, say the word out loud so he can start to memorize what those words say.
For children who are getting better at sight words, think of one of the words in your head but don’t say it out loud. Have your child point to one of the words and say it out loud. You can then give hot/cold clues to get her closer to the target word without saying the word out loud.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM), founded in 1927 by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Each May, this annual event provides an opportunity to raise awareness about hearing and speech problems, and to encourage people to think about their own hearing and get their hearing checked.
Early identification and intervention for hearing loss is important. Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing certain sounds and words. Checking one’s hearing is the first step toward addressing the issue.
Did you know...
The average person is born with about 16,000 hair cells within their inner ear. These cells allow your brain to detect sounds. By the time you notice hearing loss, many hair cells have already been damaged or destroyed. You can lose 30% to 50% of hair cells before changes in your hearing can be measured by a hearing test. Damaged inner ear cells do not grow back.
In addition to damaging hair cells, noise can also damage the auditory nerve that carries information about sounds to your brain. Early damage may not show up on your hearing test.
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