One of the core parts of our week in Autahi revolves around learning our Rocket Words. But what are Rocket Words and why is it important to practise them?
Rocket Words are lists of words that are used frequently in what we read and write. They are the building blocks of the english language. Our lists of Rocket Words are closely tied to the level of books that we are reading in the classroom.
You might notice that when reading, your child might stop and say "I know this word, it's a Rocket Word!"
We practise these words often before starting a new story and highlight the words that they might need to know to support their reading.
By practising these words every day we help to build the automatic recall of the words. We begin to see them recognising the entire word as a chunk and quickly reading it without thinking. This reduces the cognitive load (brainpower) that they will need to use when they are sounding out unknown words.
How do we learn Rocket Words:
Here is a fabulous link to another Autahi Blog post where we explore some of the ways our Autahi whanau have been learning Rocket Words at home.
Top tips for learning Rocket Words
There is no one size fits all way and the best advise is to do what works for you and your child. You might love to make Rocket word cards and flip through them quickly every day at breakfast. Or you might find ways of writing them in different places around the house or garden.
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