Lerner Stores

Lerner Stores

Lerner Stores

Sight words are words that are recognized instantly. Over the years, different experts have created lists of the most common sight words, most notably, the Dolch List and the Fry List. Sight words are found frequently in the English language, and are often phonetically irregular and difficult to illustrate because they are prepositions, conjunctions or pronouns.

Memorizing a bank of sight words is key to reading fluently. The following games and activities can help children learn sight words. These activities are especially helpful for the reluctant reader or the child with learning difficulties.

Choosing a Sight Word List

There are many different sight word lists available. Children will be more successful when games are played with words from a sight word list that is grouped by grade level. This will prevent frustration. It is not advisable to use alphabetical lists. Lists should have words similar to the words from the Dolch List presented below.


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