In Room 123, we call the frequently-used words that readers need to be able to read quickly and accurately “snap words.” These are the words “you have to be able to read in a snap.”
First grade students use flashcards to practice reading a growing list of snap words each week. Sometimes students read the words in whisper voices, sometimes in deep voices, sometimes in sleepy voices. But their favorite way to practice them is to sing the snap words to the tune of the Alphabet Song: