A teacher works with Cindy K. and Sandy Kay on sight-word recognition, asking them to find and circle words like "funny," "like," and "red" on a page. The lesson shows how explicit, repeated practice with visual word identification supports special education learners.
See this word funny right here? Can you circle the matching word funny? Oh, very good. If we go to the word like, you can find funny right there. Very good. Sometimes you are funny. Salsa. You're thinking about salsa, girl. I understand. All right, what word is this right here, Cindy K? What word is it? Red. It is the word red. Can you circle the word red? Look right here. Can you look at these two words? Can you find the match? Tomato. Tomatoes are red. You're right. Can you circle the word red, the matching word red? Oh good, that's excellent. What word is this, Sandy Kay? We've seen that word before. "The." It is the word "the." Can you circle the word "the"? Excellent. Now
