Using what we know about Science of Reading, this post explains how to build sight word mastery by mapping out words.

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Looking for a manageable shift that aligns with the Science of Reading? Let's look at the difference between Heart Words vs. Flash Words, learn how to teach heart words, and find phonics scope and sequence that can work in your first, second, or third grade classroom. These resources are all FREE, editable, and easy to implement! Click on the link to check out the post!

Learn all about Heart Words: What they are, the most effective ways to teach them, and tons of FREE heart word resources!

As an early elementary teacher, you have probably heard about sight words, but have you learned about heart words? Heart words are high frequency words that your K-2 students will learn about phonetic sounds and sounds that aren’t phonetic. My early elementary students love learning heart words with multisensory activities. By teaching your students how to use phonics to decode the heart words, they will understand the irregular parts. Check out how to map words with word mapping mats!

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Heart Words. Sight Words. Red Words. High-Frequency Words. These terms all refer to those big long lists like Dolch and Fry that kids just have to memorize,

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