It may be he is not ready for this developmentally... Try the Words Their Way inventory to see where he is...and start the word learning activities at the appropriate point
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2011, at 9:55 PM, "Jessica Lee Flynn" <jflyn...@fau.edu> wrote: > I am having trouble helping the little boy I am tutoring with 'sight words'. > They just do not stick with him and I feel like I am tried many different > approaches. Week after week he fails his spelling tests (he has to be able to > identify the word and then spell it) and we work with those words when I > tutor him but they just don't stick with him! He is great at memorizing a > sentence frame (i.e. I like a tractor, I like a boat, etc.) but when asked to > identify tractor, or boat in isolation or in a different context he has no > clue what the word is... HELP?! I feel like I am running into a brick wall, > constantly. > > Any input is great appreciated!! :D > > Jessica > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
