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Vocabulary Games and High-Frequency Word Practice

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Read common Grade 2 high-frequency words automatically on sight
  • 2Use high-frequency words correctly in sentence context
  • 3Apply Look–Say–Cover–Write–Check for tricky sight words
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Mini Lesson

Some words appear so often in books and sentences that good readers learn to recognize them instantly — without stopping to sound them out. We call these high-frequency words. The faster you recognize them, the more smoothly and quickly you can read!

Why high-frequency words matter

  • The 100 most common words make up about 50% of everything we read.
  • Knowing them by sight frees up your brain to focus on the meaning of what you are reading.
  • Many high-frequency words are tricky to sound out — they do not always follow regular phonics rules.

Grade 2 high-frequency words — Group 1

  • because, before, between, could, every
  • found, great, never, often, once
  • people, should, through, together, would

Three strategies for learning sight words

  • Look — say — cover — write — check: study the word, say it, hide it, write it from memory, then check.
  • Sentence context: read the word inside a sentence so your brain links the word to meaning.
  • Flip cards: see the word on one side, check the sentence clue on the other.
Grade 2 High-Frequency Words GridA grid showing fifteen Grade 2 high-frequency words arranged in three columns of five: because, before, between, could, every, found, great, never, often, once, people, should, through, together, would.Grade 2 Sight WordsbecausebeforebetweencouldeveryfoundgreatneveroftenoncepeopleshouldthroughtogetherwouldRead each word in under 1 second!
Fifteen Grade 2 high-frequency words to know by sight.
Look Say Cover Write Check StrategyA five-step strategy diagram: Look at the word, Say it aloud, Cover it up, Write it from memory, Check your spelling.Look · Say · Cover · Write · Check1.Look2.Say3.Cover4.Write5.Check→→→→Word:because→ cover → write → checkWord:through→ cover → write → checkWord:together→ cover → write → checkUse Look–Say–Cover–Write–Check on tricky words.
The five-step Look–Say–Cover–Write–Check strategy with three example words.
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Ask yourself: "Can I read this word in under one second? Can I use it in a sentence of my own?"

Vocabulary
High-frequency word
A word that appears very often in books and text; good readers know it by sight without sounding it oute.g. because, through, people
Sight word
Another name for a high-frequency word — read instantly, in under one seconde.g. could, would, should
Look–Say–Cover–Write–Check
A five-step strategy: study the word, say it aloud, cover it, write it from memory, then check your spellinge.g. Used for tricky words like "through" or "because"
Sentence context
Reading a word inside a sentence so your brain links the word to its meaninge.g. She smiled because she was happy.
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