Games make learning fun! If you are looking for games to learn sight words for your child, look no further than Er-u-di-tion. Here, students of all levels will recognize letters, identify letter sounds and begin reading basic sight words...all in the name of fun! Read on to learn more.
Reading Is Fundamental
The ability to read is one of the most important skills a child will acquire over a lifetime. Why? The answer is simple. Reading is the key to all learning, especially in today's information-driven society. Literacy, however, begins at home. As a parent, there are many things that you can do to help your child become a successful reader. One way is by sharing with your child games to learn sight words. Games are a fun, practical and easy way to incorporate the entire family in the learning process! Even older children can join in the fun!
Make Reading Fun
A new and exciting game that you can play at home with your child is Er-u-di-tion. This fun reading game was developed by Denise and Kelly Bossard - mom and dad to Connor and Emma. Recognizing how important high-frequency words were to son Connor's school curriculum, they were looking for games to learn sight words that would make the process both easy and entertaining. The solution came during a family "game night," and the result was a board game which allows children ages 3+ to learn how to read in a "community setting" using "sight word recognition for players to advance in the game."
How It Works
According to the developer's website, "Game cards comprise up to 90% of beginner level reading material and over 50% of all English text," which is why games to learn sight words (such as Er-u-di-tion) are successful. Through exposure to the letters and sounds of the alphabet, as well as over 300 of these sight words, children and students can increase their vocabulary and improve their reading skills. Er-u-di-tion is able to accomplish this because the game:
- Teaches children to automatically recognize high frequency words
- Promotes instant recognition of common phonetically irregular words
- Provides definitions to foster both vocabulary learning and reading comprehension
- Provides syllabication to promote word decoding
- Instills confidence to enable reading development
Continue on to page two for more informaiton about using games to learn sight words.