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The Sight Word Parking Lot provides students with an engaging way to
practice word recognition skills. This activity can be played with a teacher
and a student or used in centers where students play with each other.
Students with or without visual impairments can benefit from the Sight Word
Parking Lot. This activity has the student "park" a toy car in a parking space
matching a particular word provided by the teacher. Teachers select several
high frequency words students are likely to encounter in the texts they are
reading and write and/or braille these items around the edge of a board. The
game gives the student multiple exposures to the same words, which helps to
build speed and confidence in recognizing high frequency words. This activity
could be easily adapted to provide additional practice with contractions, letter
recognition, or even numerals.
Materials Needed: a white board, puffy paint,
marker, book laminate for braille labels, and
a few small cars.
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