New Words To Add to Your Child’s Word Bank

Last month I provided a list of 30 common sight words, along with directions on how to build a word bank. As promised, here is a new word list. These words are called “word family words,” or phonograms, formed with one short vowel word chunk, and different beginning sounds.

Adding words like these to the bank will help your child hear and see patterns in words, and hear rhymes. Seeing patterns in words and recognizing rhymes directly correlates to the Common Core State Standards for Phonological Awareness.

To review directions:

• All you need is some small cards that you have handy, like index cards, blank recipe cards, the back of old business cards, etc.
• Choose a new word each day, and write it on a card.
• Show it to your child, say it, spell it, and say it again. Have your child do the same.
• Keep the cards together in a baggie, envelope, or small container.
• Review words in the “bank” at random, whenever possible.

The new words, with the vowel chunk in bold:

Practice often so he can easily recognize these words when reading sentences and stories!