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How Digital Games Can Enhance Sight Word Practice 

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Digital Learning in Action

Digital sight word games typically take an interactive approach to helping children learn high frequency words. For example, in the game Campfire Bug Out, children enjoy the fun of swatting virtual mosquitoes that are each carrying a sight word. When children see and hear a designated sight word, they swat the mosquito carrying that word and earn a point. 

Screen capture of the game Campfire Bug out, by ABCmouse.com.

Research-Backed Learning

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Misaki’s Sight Word Surprise

Children work to locate Misaki using clues that feature sight words. Each time players use a mouse or their finger to select the correct sight word, they get one step closer to finding Misaki. This game can help children improve their sight words, phonetics, and spelling skills

Screen capture of the game Misaki's Sight Word Surpriese by ABCmouse.com.

Pre-K Sight Words Matching Cards  

Preschoolers will hear and see a short sentence being read that includes a beginner sight word, such as me or in. They’ll drag the matching sight word across the screen to the sentence it appears in, earning a point for every puzzle they get correct. Everything in this game is read out loud, so non-readers can play independently as they practice recognizing beginner sight words, spelling, and sentence structure.  

Screen capture of the game Pre-K sight word matching game, by ABCmouse.com.

Ostrich Egg Hatcher  

In this sight word game, children work on their sight word recognition skills by listening to a word and then picking from three eggs to select the one that matches the word they hear. When they pick the correct egg, children are rewarded with an adorable baby ostrich hatching from an egg.  

Screen capture of the game Ostrich Egg Hatcher, by ABCmouse.com.

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