Out Today: Meet the Sight Words

Identifying “sight words” has never been easier thanks to Meet the Sight Words, a new animated DVD series for early learners that engages young eyes with simple, striking visuals.

Meet the Sight Words DVD series is a powerful tool that teaches children ages 15 months to 6 years to identify over forty five basic sight words.  ‘Sight Words’ are common words that can’t be identified by picture cues or don’t follow basic decoding rules.  These words are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as “sight words,” "instant words,” “high frequency words” or “star words.”  A new reader finds sight words very frustrating until they are memorized.  A good reader will be able to instantly recognize sight words without having to ‘figure them out.’ 

Scholastic Instructor Magazine chose the new Meet the Sight Words series as one of their “Teachers Picks.”  The Old Schoolhouse Magazine “highly recommends” the series saying “This DVD is an animated teaching tool, not a cartoon show.” Previously released DVDs from Preschool Prep, “Meet the Letters,” “Meet the Shapes” and “Meet the Colors” have already won over 25 national awards including, Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Educational Products Award, Dr. Toys 100 Best Children’s Products Award, the Film Advisory Board’s Award of Excellence, the Family Choice Award, the iParenting Media Award, Creative Child Magazines DVD of the Year Award for both 2006 and 2007 and the Dove Foundation Seal of Approval.  Books in the series include award winning lift-the-flap and board books.