kindergarten spanish sight words free printables

I do not remember doing sight word practice as a child. I will go more into this in a future post. Phonetics-based learning works on breaking down the different letters and syllables of words. This means that there is a heavier focus on phonetics-based learning over word memorization when it comes to teaching children how to read. On the other hand, Spanish is a phonetic language, and despite a few rules, each letter has one sound. Many sight words in English include words that do not fit phonetic patterns, i.e., of, through, through, etc. Non-phonetic means the pronunciation of a word does not correspond to its’ spelling.

In the English language, practicing sight words and doing sight word activities are extremely helpful due to English’s non-phonetic nature. Memorizing sight words help kids become faster and more fluent readers. Sight words are simple, common words taught to kids to be memorized and eventually recognized within three-seconds. “Sight words are the building blocks of the literacy instruction.” – This post will talk about high-frequency words in Spanish and ways to use them as educators use sight words to learn how to read and write in the English language.įirst, I will go into what sight words and high-frequency words are, how they differ, and I want to offer ways to use the FREE printable PDF list of 100 sight words in Spanish at home or in the classroom! Now that I told you my truth, and you know I am NOT an expert-not yet at least- in children’s literacy, I want to dive into my first literacy post in Spanish. After hours of research, I am now very zealous about the topic, and I have SO MANY ideas of posts lined up that I am anxious to get out ASAP. Recently, I received a question from one of my readers asking for tips and advice to help one of her students learn to read in Spanish, and I wasn’t exactly sure how to respond. If I can give him a big head start in his minority language, Spanish first, even better! I also have an almost-four-year-old bilingual toddler who will embark on his literacy adventures shortly. Nonetheless, I am a forever student of Spanish, and I am always eager to learn. This means that I do not have any professional experience teaching kids to read, not in English or Spanish. I am not an early childhood educator or a teacher at all.

In this post, I will go into what sight words are, the difference between sight words and high-frequency words, and ways to use this printable PDF list of 100 high-frequency words in Spanish as sight words for preschoolers, kindergarteners, first, second and third graders in the classroom or at home.īefore I get into the nitty-gritty of this post, I need to tell you an honest truth.Ĭhildren’s literacy is new territory for me.

Kindergarten spanish sight words free printables