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RED WORDS General Info • Sight words are called red words. This is simply a visual reminder to stop sounding out, and to read from recognition/memory instead. – Never tell a student to “sound out” a sight word! – Introduce 2-5 new red words a week. – If you are teaching color words, have students write the word in that color instead of red, otherwise, always uses a red crayon. – Any word that has a letter/rule that you have not yet explicitly taught is considered a red word. Arm Tapping • Raise writing hand in air and place it on “off shoulder” • Tap moving down the arm as you name each grapheme(letter) in the word • “Underline” the word sliding from shoulder to wrist as you repeat the word • This process is always repeated 3 times! Introducing a Red Word • The teacher presents the word to the class, modeling how to spell the red word by stating the letters in the word (can be done on board, sentence strip, etc.) • (T) uses the word in a sentence and shows the placement of the word in a sentence by underlining it. • (T) checks for understanding having a couple of students use the word in a sentence out loud. • (S) place their red word paper on the screen and write the word with a red crayon (using teacher’s example) • (S) hold the paper in their left hand, while arm tapping and spelling the word (3x) • (S) trace bumps with finger while verbalizing grapheme name, then underline and state the word (3x) • (S) put screen over paper, trace with finger while verbalizing grapheme, underline and state the word (3x) • Now students flip over the red word paper and, on the lines provided, they will write the word 3 times without a visual cue (first time to spell without visual cue) • If students have difficulty, they can arm tap to bring back the word through kinesthetic memory. • This time the word isn’t written on top of the screen, but it is written in red. • Now students use a pencil to write a sentence using the red word. Students then underline the red word with a red crayon. • Students can illustrate or share their sentences. • Students store their red word paper in their red folder for review. Reviewing Red Words • Before teaching a new red word, old red words should be reviewed. • To review, students hold their red word in their left hand, and arm tap/spell the word with their right hand. • Ultimate goal is for students to spell/arm tap the word without having to hold the paper for the visual cue.