When my daughter was learning to read, one of our goals was mastering the Dolch sight words. As she approached her fifth birthday in July 2012, she had almost finished all 220 Dolch words.
Partway through the process, I noticed something interesting. Whenever I paired a word with its sign in American Sign Language (ASL), she remembered it much more easily. Learning both the spoken word and the sign made practicing flashcards more engaging and seemed to improve her retention.
Along with practicing sight words, we read two or three books together every day and spent time working on spelling. At her age, spelling also seemed to be one of the best ways to introduce basic phonics and letter patterns.
To help with the next stage, I've put together the complete list of Dolch nouns with links to the corresponding signs on Signing Savvy. Our plan is to keep practicing the original 220 words for speed and pronunciation through the end of the year, then begin learning the 90 Dolch nouns in January.
Simply click any word below to see its sign on Signing Savvy.
Note: For robin, we use the signs for red and bird.
Dolch Nouns | ||||
| children Christmas coat corn cow day 1 2 dog doll door duck egg eye farm farmer father feet fire 1 2 3 fish 1 2 floor | flower game garden girl good-bye grass ground hand head hill home horse house kitty leg letter 1 2 man men milk | money morning mother name nest night 1 2 paper party picture pig rabbit rain ring 1 2 robin Santa Claus school seed sheep shoe | sister 1 2 snow song squirrel stick street sun table 1 2 thing time top toy tree watch 1 2 water way wind window wood | |
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