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<span style="color: purple;">Learning sight words is key in helping your students to become more fluent readers. Here are 10 ways I help my students learn their high frequency words -</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">9. Have the student spell the word correctly at the end of the day in order to line up or leave the classroom. If you do not have a spelling curriculum, use the sight words of the week as your spelling list. This is a great way to reinforce the learning of high frequency words.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">10. Keep track of the words that the students know. Give extra help to those that need it. You can run through the words and record the words that each child knows. I just check the students' cards. Those that have many cards that have not went home need the extra assistance.</span></h3>
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Today I am linking with Laura from <a href="http://wherethemagichappensdaily.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Where the Magic Happens</a>, Krista from <a href="http://www.teachingmomster.com/" target="_blank">Teaching Momster</a>, and Lisa from <a href="http://www.pawsitivelyteaching.com/" target="_blank">PAWsitively Teaching</a>! I have joined forces once again with my bloggy friends to bring you the best, most amazing giveaway on this Labor Day weekend!<br />
All of us have been thinking about good ways in which to treat our readers and followers. We thought hard, and I mean it! Really, really hard… and decided that we can treat you to our best ideas to work smarter rather than harder… at school and home!<br />
I know what it takes to be a great teacher, the stress, the time, the energy… I could go on and on! I also know that we crave time to ourselves and our families. <br />
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1. Stay at the hotel or a very close one. Teachers were happy with the Venetian and Treasure Island across the street. I stayed farther away to save money. I will not do that again!</div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Each year the ladies in the family get together to make porch decorations from boughs cut from the woods near our cabin up north. </span></div>
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<b>Had a great time in Las Vegas at the first TpT Convention. The presenters were awesome. Looking forward to returning next year!</b></div>
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