Anchor Sight Word Retention with Simple Movement Exercises

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How Movement helps Sight Word Retention Because sight words are accessed through our visual system, we can use activities to stimulate this area of the brain so the child can retrieve the information while they are reading, spelling and writing.

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Tips and Tricks While performing exercises, place sight words on a wall above the child’s eyes if possible

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Tips and Tricks Have the child say the sight word before they begin the activity

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