Dolch Sight Word List

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

November 28, 2016

Learn to Read :: Letters in Name

Teach your child to write and spell their first name.

Your child’s name is extremely meaningful to them. Introduce them to letters and writing by utilizing a word they need to know and want to know, their own name.

Play with Letters

Gather up magnetic letters, bathtub letters, or letter blocks that spell out your child’s name. Show them the letters and let them play with the toy letters. Throughout play, tell them the name of each letter. By limiting the letters to only those in their name, there are fewer options to trip them up.

Write the Letters

Giving your child the opportunity to trace or draw over their name will help accelerate their ability to write common letters. In the simplest form, write your child’s name using large letters on a piece of paper. Give them a favorite color marker or crayon and have them write over the letters.

I will be posting some more fun ways to write the name soon, but until then, just get them tracing their name.

Find the Letters (Visually)

Once your child is able to say the letters in their name play some games with them. Have your child find the letters from their name on the page of a book or in a large printed word. Lay out your toy letters and have your child find the letters that make up their name. Continue reading “Learn to Read :: Letters in Name”

November 14, 2016

Learn to Read :: Set the Stage

Build the habit of reading daily

You know how important it is to read every day with your child. But are you running in to obstacles that get in the way of this joyful routine? Have you had success in the past with reading one, two, maybe three days in a row, but then real life gets in the way? In this post we will set the right goals to motivate you to read with your child daily. Next, we will create a system that will make reading daily effortless. Finally, we will make the habit stick by moving past just staying motivated.

Set the Goal

The fact that you are on this webpage right now means you are ready to start reading to your child every day from here on out.

Tip #1 – Ride the Wave

You are motivated to read with your child, that is why you are here right now. Go ahead and get your supplies in order this very moment. Right now find one book to read with your child. Maybe you need to hop over to Amazon or the bookstore, possibly your library, maybe you just need to step in to the next room. Go ahead and get that one book RIGHT NOW! If you don’t have a single book, add one to your grocery list. Maybe now is the time to text a neighbor or call the school, and ask for just one book. Get your one book now! Continue reading “Learn to Read :: Set the Stage”