![]() ![]() I used all of these words to make “fun flashcards”, and 5 different games for every week!! To get this FREE notebook file click on the picture. I made an awesome Notebook File for the Smart Board. ![]() These are also words I see regularly in grade appropriate text for the end of the year. I feel that this list progresses quickly at more of a pace that the students are ready for (even the struggling ones!!) By the end of first grade we are doing words such as thought, everything, wouldn’t, different, and special. Once a student gets the idea of learning new words they can generally start to learn more and more at a much faster pace than when just starting out. Most cannot be sounded out- you just have to learn them. I have found that these are truly sight words. These words seem to follow more of a path with students progressing through different guided reading levels. ![]() I don’t see the word “of” in many early readers, which is what they are reading at this point. I don’t feel as if my students need to learn “of” as one of their first sight words. My problem is, the word “of” is number two. I like the idea of the Fry list… these words are in order of frequency of what we read. Also, I’m not huge on students learning their color or number words as sight words (just me!) However, I think the Dolch list doesn’t get more difficult fast enough… if you look at the list they consider 3rd grade, you will see the words if, got, ten, cut, hot, fall etc. Remember, this is only my opinion… I like the Dolch and Fry list and I like that it is researched based. Why do I like this list better than Dolch or Fry words? Here is a list that shows how I break it down for the school year. There are directions for performing the assessments as well. There are 8 lists that have 25 words each. Lucy Calkins Sight Word Assessment (scroll down the page some to find it) Here is a direct link the sight word list that I have been using: Lucy continually works with literacy specialists and creates great reading and writing resources. If you haven’t checked out this website, I would definitely check it out. I have used it for the last three years and have had great results with the students. BUT… I found a list through Lucy Calkins Teachers College Reading and Writing Project that I think has been the most valuable to me. I have used the Dolch List and the Fry List as well as lists from reading series. ![]() I have, over the years, tried many different lists and have finally found something that fits in very well with my first grade readers. Good with these sight words for 3- and 4-year-olds? Check out the Dolch sight words for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade - and the list of preK-3rd grade nouns.I have been struggling for the past 13 years on what sight word list I should use with my struggling readers. In other words, memorizing these words can help young kids keep going as they learn to read. Being able to read high-frequency or sight words without hesitation will help your child better understand what is being read. A child’s ability to decode words is a very important part of becoming a fluent reader. Some of the words can be sounded out using conventional decoding strategies, others cannot.Īs kids learn to read, the four main reading skills are decoding, fluency, comprehension, and knowledge. Because they appear so often, they’re also often called high-frequency words. From preschool to third grade, there are 220 Dolch sight words that are used so often in print that together they make up an estimated three quarters of all words used in children’s books. Edward William Dolch first published these lists in 1936. What’s a sight word? It’s a word a child learns to recognize on sight. ![]()
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