Sight Words Flash Cards Product Review

This sight word flash card set received 4.5 stars and costs less than $3. It contains 48 cards with one sight word on each side; as a result, it incorporates 96 sight words. In addition, 10 cards contain 2 words or a sight word phrase, e.g., he is. These flash cards are sturdy and similar in size (3.25 x 5.25) to an index card. They selected a font that is ideal for an emergent reader.

Flash Cards

Using both Dolch and Fry’s sight word lists, we analyzed the words included in this flash card set. The packaging states there are 54 flash cards of which one contains a note to parents and fun activities so our analysis incorporated 53 cards and revealed the following:

• Includes 90 Dolch sight words, representing 41% of his list,
• Includes 1 Dolch noun (time),
• Includes 4 Fry instant words (each, more, other & than), which are among the top 100 words (Note A),
• 10 flash cards contain sight word phrases – all these words are included on Dolch’s list, and
• 1 sight word included 2x (these).

Note A: Many of the 90 Dolch words are also on Fry’s instant word list.

Sight Words

The following sight words are included in this flash card set. They are commonly referred to as high frequency words and can be found on either Dolch or Fry’s sight word list.

a	about	after	again	all	an
and	are	ask	at	ate	away
be	been	before	but	by	call
can	come	could	did	do	each
eat	find	first	for	from	get
go	good	had	has	have	he
her	here	him	his	I	if
in	into	is	it	know	like
little	long	look	made	make	many
may	more	my	no	not	now
of	on	once	or	other	out
over	said	see	she	some	stop
than	that	the	their	them	then
these	they	think	this	time	to
two	up	use	was	we	were
what	when	which	who	will

Sight Word Phrases

The following sight word phrases were included on 5 flash cards – one on each side.

can play	can run	he is	I am	it is
it was	they are	we are	will go	would like

Sight words flash cards assist a child when developing a sight word vocabulary. Overall, this is a good product; it is very affordable and durable. This product also provides a note to parents containing some insight on sight words and parental teaching tips, e.g., begin by using a small amount of flash cards, as well as activities, e.g., nonsense sentences, to keep it fun.