Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on March 15, 2015 7:57 pm Add to Favorites Haley Reps: 104 Sight Words The teacher has many ESOL students who struggle to learn sight words. Many of these students do not have anyone at home to practice sight words with. If students do practice many of the words are learned incorrectly. Any suggestions on how to help ESOL students practice sight words at home?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted September 30, 2015 7:22 pm neraXe Reps: 134 To help ESOL students with sight words allow them to practice with a game. Have different methods of learning, saying, writing, and comprehending these sight words. One example would be to have the class create a song using a few sight words, once they know the song and can recognize the words change the words. Also having students fill in funny little stories using the words will benefit. Make up stories were the student have to know the words to complete the story. Votes: +45 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution eZuGeQ Reps: 200 I love the idea of the making it into a game!   Posted on: October 15, 2015 5:18 am neHaGy Reps: 200 I would exactly do this   Posted on: October 16, 2015 6:26 pm LuLyHa Reps: 226 If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this.   Posted on: July 10, 2016 6:24 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted March 15, 2015 11:31 pm uPaSeW Reps: 209 I would relate the words with pictures as well so that these students can have a visual representation to go along with their sight words. I find that ESOL students learn sight words best when they are combined with pictures. Votes: +13 / -3 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution eZuGeQ Reps: 200 Great idea!   Posted on: October 15, 2015 5:18 am uzyXuV Reps: 208 I love that idea, the student can make their own picture book with vocabulary words of the week and site words.   Posted on: October 18, 2015 1:00 pm Dan G Reps: 190 Pictures and sight words are a perfect match I would do the same thing.   Posted on: October 19, 2015 3:15 am ezyHes Reps: 101 Sight words with pictures makes sense.   Posted on: March 6, 2016 5:23 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted October 6, 2016 5:09 pm PuWupe Reps: 206 Since most of these students do not have support at home because of the language barrier, I will suggest for the teacher to do at least 15 minutes of differentiated instruction everyday with small groups at a time. For home, I will have students to work on free websites that have emphasis in sight words. This way , students will be listening to the computer and fill in, do vocabulary work through the computer system. Votes: +5 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted February 21, 2018 4:55 pm nehury Reps: 202 I would suggest creating flash cards for the students that have a picture on one side and the word on the other side. When they study they can look at the picture, say the word, and then spell it. This will allow them to make connections to the word to help them remember it. Votes: +4 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted March 15, 2015 10:52 pm zygudy Reps: 130 You could provide the student with a dictionary and/or a translating app/ computer program. This may help the student understand what the sight words mean in his/her own language. You could also start a blog or youtube channel where you teach the words in a video format. This would help the student learn the words and the parents may be able to help the student study as well. Votes: +3 / -13 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution neHaGy Reps: 200 I would exactly do this   Posted on: October 16, 2015 6:26 pm ezyHes Reps: 101 Translation is important I would think.   Posted on: March 6, 2016 5:24 pm LuLyHa Reps: 226 I would never do this! This is wrong!   Posted on: July 10, 2016 6:24 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted February 25, 2018 8:23 am geSuNy Reps: 205 Create a youtube video for your students. I had a math teacher who created a youtube video that reviewed each lesson she taught in class. By creating a youtube video for your ESOL students, they can watch the video and practice to pronounce the sight words correctly the first time. Give the students an achievable number of hours you want them to watch your videos and practice their English as well as what rewards they will have when they return to class. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 7 Posted February 21, 2019 3:13 pm aGyveh Reps: 100 The use of pictures and realia would be a great help. Having students model or role play the words out I think would help. Writing a class song that includes the meaning of the words is another strategy. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 8 Posted March 15, 2015 8:05 pm yqeSeL Reps: 102 This solution would only work if the student had access to a computer at home and internet connection but ABCmouse.com/reading offers interactive activities helpful for students learning new words (sight words, phonics, and books). The sight recites the words to them so they see and hear the word being said at the same time. Votes: +2 / -7 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution neHaGy Reps: 200 good idea   Posted on: October 16, 2015 6:27 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 9 Posted October 21, 2019 2:40 am ByteNy Reps: 101 Having interactive worksheet with the sight words is helpful for the students to learn. Having the play a game with them. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 10 Posted April 4, 2022 2:31 am Aysiah Pagan Reps: 202 i would just give homework where they have to use sight words in a letter or an essay so you know they are using it correctly. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 11 Posted October 12, 2017 10:02 pm jysema Reps: 102 I recommend assignments with recordings of the written assignment. It'll help them follow along. Votes: +0 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 12 Posted February 24, 2018 9:19 pm LuSaNa Reps: 200 If a child is struggling with sight words or learning word incorrectly I would make flash card with the English version on the word and a picture on one side and the word in their language on the other to help them bridge the words and learn them correctly. Votes: +0 / -2 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.