Children learn quickly when learning is enjoyable. Using games is a way to make learning fun. Here is an idea on how to make it fun for your children to learn to read high frequency words: Use the memory game.  Some people call it the concentration game or matching game.

How to do it?
Select the words that you want your children to learn by sight. Write them on individual index cards. Make sure each word is written on 2 different cards. So if you have a list of 10 words, you should have 20 cards. Shuffle them around and lay them out face down on a table or floor. Have your child open one card and read the word.  Then open another card and read that word. If the word is the same, your child keeps the matching pair of words. If not, the two cards must be flipped back facing down again.

It’s more fun to play when there are 2 players or more. So if your child has no other children to play with, why don’t you join in the game. Each person takes a turn. The one who finds a match gets to go again.

Tips

  • If your children are very young or don’t have a very long attention span, don’t use too many words. Maybe start with 8-10 cards and then slowly increase when they get better.
  • If you sign up for my free e-course “Teaching Your Children To Read and Spell”, you will receive a teaching toolkit which includes a list of  Dolch words (high frequency words).  You don’t have to go to the internet to do anymore searching. I’ve got it ready for you to print out.

Just fill in the form below to receive the free e-course that will run for 8 days.



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