Posted on

Dolch Sight Word List

Girl playing with bubbles word lists

Have you ever sat with your child and agonized over their struggle as they attempt to sound out every word they come across?

Sight words, or high frequency words, are the words that your child should be able to recognize just from looking at.  Sight words are one of the foundation skills of reading that help emergent readers to fluently read a page without having to sound out every word they come across.  The lists of sight words include the most commonly found words at each reading level. By learning these words your child will be set up for success to read.

Click here for my guide on how to teach and practice sight words.

Pre-K / ECE Word List

a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you

Kindergarten Word List

all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes

1st Grade List

after, again, an, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly, from, give, going, had, has, her, him, his, how, just, know, let, live, may, of, old, once, open, over, put, round, some, stop, take, thank, them, then, think, walk, were, when

2nd Grade List

always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don’t, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your

3rd Grade List

about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm

Posted on

Learn to Read :: Rhyme

Dish runs away with a spoon and cow jumps over the moon rhyme

Practice Rhyming with your Child

Learning to read is not simply about putting the written word in front of a child.  The bedrock of early literacy is listening and speaking.  A child that grows their vocabulary through speaking and listening is going to be set up to acquire reading and writing.

By practicing rhymes with your child, you will set them up to understand phonemic awareness and discern letter sounds audibly.  The great thing about rhyming is it comes in many forms and can be done with zero preparation.  Try the following activities with your child when you are on a walk, in the car, cleaning up the house, or in any situation where you want to integrate it into your daily life. Continue reading “Learn to Read :: Rhyme”