Transitioning

Transition from SnapWords. . . 
         . . . to Plain Text
 Children with a variety of learning styles or learning needs will benefit from having support as they make the transition from Stylized SnapWords to plain text. The more fun the activity is, the more engaged the child will be in the art of learning to read.

WHILE READING A BOOK:
Before reading each Easy-For-Me Book, review just the sight words that are found
in the book. (see inside cover for list of words, or consult the Sequence of Lessons 
you received in your box of readers.)

Prepare the child for reading a title by arranging the sight word cards by his book
and letting him know they are there to refer to if he needs them.

During reading , if the child hesitates over a sight word, wait a few seconds, then 
just point to the appropriate word card. Let the child tell you when he is ready to turn
the sight word cards over to the plain sides, and then when he's ready to do away with
the sight word cards altogether.



ACTIVITIES to help a child relate a Stylized SnapWord to a plain sight word:

FLASH N' MATCH: You or the child can write five or six sight words on index cards,
one word per card. When you flash a Stylized Sight Word, the child will find the plain
word printed on the index card that matches the word you displayed. If he chooses
quickly and correctly, he keeps the word and moves on to another word.

MAKING PAIRS: Give the child the cards from FLASH N' MATCH which you have
shuffled, and ask him to quickly match up the Stylized Words to their matching plain
words. Make a game out of how quickly he is able to do this. If he hesitates over a
match, discover clues together that would link the words, such as initial sound, shape
of the word with its tall and short letters, etc.

SIGHT WORD RUN: Give the child the Stylized SnapWords, and lay the plain word
cards in a line on the ground. The child will stand a few feet away from the line of plain
cards, will then choose one Stylized Word from his hand and when you say "GO!" the
child will move quickly to select the matching plain card. He will then run back to his
position and wait for your next "GO."

SIGHT WORD TOSS: Write the plain words on both sides of the index cards. Give
the child the Stylized SnapWord cards. When the child is ready, fling the index
cards in the air and let them "rain" down to the floor. As soon as the cards hit the
floor, the child will rush to find matches for the SnapWords he is holding in his hand.