Words like “their,” “know,” “who” and “does” are among approximately 100 words they must memorize because they’re either very frequent or can’t be sounded out.

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most ...

Reviews of the research on literacy for students with moderate intellectual disability indicated that sight-word instruction continues to be their primary mode of reading instruction. Reported in this ...