


Reading sight words is one of the basic building blocks of learning
how to read. A sight word is a word that children can read readily
without having to sound it out. To lay a foundation for learning how
to read, it is imperative to introduce sight words to children.
Above, you will find a free five page Word Wall Bulletin Board Display
Banner for you to download and use for your classroom word wall. I have
also included cards for the letters of the alphabet to use along with the
banner.
Displaying a word wall in your classroom will be a useful visual
aid to your students as they are reading sight words, practicing them,
and committing them to memory.
Many sight words are difficult to portray with pictures or hard to sound out
through phonics methods. Therefore, these words must be learned as sight words
and they must be quickly recognized in order to achieve reading fluency.
Once children have learned and memorized these basic sight words, they
are able to read more fluently and with greater comprehension.
There are two lists of reading sight words that are used the
most frequently by teachers:
By clicking on the underlined links on this page, you will be taken to
two different web pages where you will find free sight word flashcards and word lists.
Many different lists of high frequency sight words that have been compiled over
the years. The Dolch Sight Word Lists and
the list of Fry 1000 Instant Words are two of
the most widely used and highly respected by both teachers and parents today.
The Dolch Sight Words are a list of the 220 most frequently used words in the
English language. These sight words make up 50 to 70 percent of any general text.
Edward B. Fry, Ph.D. is well-know for his book published in 1996 titled 1,000
Instant Words: The Most Common Words for Teaching Reading, Writing and
Spelling. Dr. Edward B. Fry's Instant Word Lists are the most common words
in English ranked in order of frequency. The first 25 Fry Words make up
about a third of all printed material. The first 100 Fry Words make up
about half of all written material.







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