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**Sight Words** Sight words should never be sounded out, they should be memorized. Grade 1 - Dolch Sight Word Lists Grade 2 - Dolch Sight Word Lists
 * Flash cards are perfect tools for teaching/reviewing sight words.

Fluency
When children are beginning readers their reading may sound choppy as they are sounding out words. As they get older, kids should aim to sound like they are talking. Short Fluency Phrases (First 100 Words) Short Fluency Phrases (Second 100 Words) Short Fluency Phrases (Third 100 Words)

Comprehension
Children reading at a Kindergarten and early first grade level could be asked...
 * Why does the title make sense?
 * How many words (or letters) are on the page?
 * Who is the story mostly about?
 * If you could add a page to the book, what would you write? (Here we want to see if the child recognizes the pattern or the sound that all the words start with.)
 * What did you like about the story?
 * Does it remind you of anything in your life? (Text to Self)

Children reading at a late first grade and early second grade level could be asked any of the above, plus...
 * What is the main problem in the story?
 * How is the problem solved?
 * What is the setting of the story (where did it take place)?
 * What is one thing that happens to the main character?
 * Does it remind you of any other books you have read? (Text to Text)
 * Is this a non-fiction (real) or fiction book?

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