Sight Words

First Grade Sight Words – in no particular order Interestingly, when both of my children approached first grade, the term sight words seemed to vanish. Instead, these high frequency words were referred to as wall words. These words were prominently displayed on the wall in both of my children’s first grade classrooms. By the end…

Edward Fry and Jacqueline Kress created a sight word list and presented them in frequency of order. They referred to these words as instant words; they should be recognized instantly. Fry’s Sight Words List – First Hundred This table contains 100 sight words which represent approximately 50% of all print. a down is other to…

– in Frequency Order Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., took the concept of sight words to a new level with the publication of his book, 1,000 Instant Words, in the late 1990s. He refers to sight words as instant words; they are the most commonly used words in our language and should be recognized instantly. More…

While at the University of Illinois, Edward William Dolch, Ph.D. published a book called Problems in Reading to improve the way reading was taught. Of the thirty-two chapters, one chapter elaborates on obtaining a basic sight word vocabulary.

Edward William Dolch, Ph.D. created a basic sight vocabulary list, containing 220 words. He referred to these words as “tool” or “service” words because these words are typically found in all reading material; they comprise over 50% of English text. Dolch stated, every child should learn to instantly recognizing these words by sight. Dolch’s Sight…

Dolch Sight Words List – 95 Nouns – in Alphabetical Order Edward William Dolch, Ph.D. deliberately excluded nouns from his sight words list. In fact, he specifically stated that this list is not recommended for a basic sight word vocabulary. However, if a child is struggling with reading, these words may be taught due to…