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Sight Vocabulary
Sight Vocabulary is the set of words that a child can immediately recognize without use of decoding strategies. The child is able to identify these words within a few seconds. An enlarged sight vocabulary improves reading fluency (rate), confidence, expression, and comprehension.
Below is the DOLCH Basic Sight Word List. It includes the most commonly used words in our language. Many of them cannot be sounded out so it is critical that they are learned as sight words. Mastery of these words is one key component in a child's success in reading. These words can be practiced using homemade flash cards or you may visit the website www.sightwordgames.com to print out cards. Work with your child on lists up to one grade level above their current level.Pre-Primer Dolch List
a
look
and
make
away
me
big
my
blue
not
can
one
come
play
down
red
find
run
for
said
funny
see
go
the
help
three
here
to
I
two
in
up
is
we
it
where
jump
yellow
little
you
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all am
are
at
ate
be
black
brown
but
came
did
do
eat
four
get
good
have
he
into
like
must
news
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 who
will
with
yes
First Grade Dolch List
after
again
an
any
as
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
Second Grade Dolch List
always
found
tell
around
gave
their
because
goes
these
been
green
those
before
its
upon
best
made
us
both
many
use
buy
off
very
call
or
wash
cold
pull
which
does
read
why
don't
right
wish
fast
sing
work
first
sit
would
five
sleep
write
your
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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
