Retired teacher Lysa Sassman, who volunteers with Sight Word Busters, helps six-year-old Julian practice his letters as a prelude to sight word work Nov. 13 at Sierra Hills School in Meadow Vista.

The recently published "Word Frequency Book", which presents the frequency rankings of words that appear in materials for children in grades 3 through 9, provides an empirical basis for a sight word ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Phonics is essential in the early stages of learning to read but sight words have their place too, according to a new study that aims to ...