Overview - PCI SIGHT WORDS 2 SOFTWARE M/W CD
Windows 98SE/2000/XP/Vista
Mac OS 9/OS X/Mac-Intel (Rosetta)
These interactive reading software programs correspond with the best-selling print versions of the
PCI Sight Words 1 and
2 programs. Students listen as each poem is read aloud by a narrator and as the four new sight words are introduced.
Sight Words 1 features 36 poems and 144 sight words, and
Sight Words 2 features 24 poems and 96 sight words. The poems and words come to life as students watch animations of the poster scenes and flash card pictures.
INTRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
- watching lively animations of each poster's scene
- hearing the poem read aloud by the narrator
- seeing sight words change from black to green
- printing a copy of the poem to study later
SIGHT WORDS ACTIVITIES
- studying each sight word and its picture clue
- matching each sight word to its picture clue
- hearing the definition of each sight word
- pronouncing each sight word after the narrator
- spelling each sight word along with the narrator
- writing each sight word using a pretend marker
- typing each sight word into a personal word bank
- painting selected sections of the poem's scene
REVIEW ACTIVITIES
- matching sight words and picture clues
- completing a sight-words letter scramble activity
- playing a concentration game with sight words
- completing fill-in-the-letter sight word activities
- filling in missing sight words on a cloze activity
- answering questions on unit tests
FEATURES
Teachers will love the many adaptive features built into this reading software. Immediate feedback is provided as students complete virtual worksheets and review sheets. A repeat button allows students to have the current poem read aloud by the narrator whenever needed. The easy-to-use assessment feature helps teachers monitor student progress throughout the program.
Beginning and struggling readers will enjoy the colorful graphics and unique sound effects as they complete such fun-filled activities as picture-word concentration and matching games. This motivating reading software makes learning sight words easy and fun.