Not exact matches
According to Stewart, most information in the English language is carried in the high - pitched consonants at the
beginning and end of
words, and these
frequencies are the first ones older people lose.
Once they
begin to understand letter / sound relationships, they can start applying this knowledge to simple
word families and developmentally appropriate high
frequency words and sight
words.
For many
beginning struggling readers, the best approach is to find reading materials that contain a high percentage of phonetically regular
words along with some amount of high
frequency sight
words.
Because these
words are high
frequency, teaching these
words alongside a strong phonics program, can best facilitate access to
beginning reading material for young children.
While the primary focus remains speaking and listening, students will
begin to write high -
frequency words such as numbers and colors.