Red words power point
Class: Mice Year: 2020 - 2021
Hello!
Here is a power point of red words that you can use as flash cards to practise. Red words are also called Tricky Words because you can't sound them out, you just have to know them as a whole word. They are also High Frequency Words and they are the most common words in the English language, so learning to read them by sight will give a huge boost to your child's reading progress and their confidence.
Use it every day if you can, but even once a week will benefit your child. Pick 5 to start with and as your child learns to sight read one, then add a new one. Keep the old one in until they are getting it right every time they see it.
Over time your child will learn them like a poem, so you can download it and show it as a randomised slideshow or you can change the order manually to keep them on their toes.
They need to see a word over 100 times before they will remember it by sight. If they are not remembering it then it's just because they haven't read it enough times, so keep trying, a little and often.
You can print the slides out several to a page (as notes) and then cut them up. You will then be able to play lots of games:
Print two packs and play snap.
Use your two packs to play pairs - face down on the table, see if your child can turn two the same over and read them.
Stick one set on the wall. Ask your child to match them by blue tacking the second one on top.
Turn them over and put a raisin or chocolate button on each. If they can turn it over and read the card, then they get the button/raisin. (be strict as this will act as a driver for them to learn them!).
Stick the cards on doors as passwords. Everyone - adults included - has to read the password in order to be able to pass through the door (don't do this on the bathroom door or it might result in delay and accidents!)
Put them up around the room with blue tack. Ask your child to find one ('find me my', 'find me the' etc) to see how quickly they can find them. Make it pacey - set a time limit to find them all so they are working against the clock.
If you have access to a laminator, then laminate them and put them in the bath. They will stick to the tiles, or your child can use a fishing net to fish them out and read them (great fun in the paddling pool!).
If you have a fishing game, then stick the words to the fish or hold them on with elastic bands, and the magnets will work through the paper. They can then 'catch' them and read them.
Blue tack them to your fridge or to a door and see if you can make any sentences for each other to read. Can you pretend a fairy is sneaking in at night to leave messages for the children every morning? your child might be inspired to write to the fairy!
Most of all, have fun with it. Any time you work on these, you can count it as reading time and if your child prefers to be active or is a reluctant reader, then this is a great way to help them improve their sight reading of words. Then when they are ready to sit down and read in the future, reading will be much easier for them.
Have a great time!
The Foundation Stage Team