Sight Words [or High Frequency Words] are words that good readers should instantly recognize without having to "figure them out."  Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules.

Amazing Sight Word Facts:

12 Sight Words make up 25% of those we read and write.

100 Sight Words make up 50% of those we read and write

About 300 Sight Words account for 75% of those we read and write

It is important that your child learns Sight Words because these are the words that are most frequently used in the English Language and they therefore provide an essential starting point for learning to become a confident reader.

One way of estimating a primary student’s reading level is by having the student identify the Dolch Basic Sight Words. The number of words recognized is the basis for assigning his/her equivalent reading level.

 

No. OF DOLCH WORDS RECOGNIZED		ESTIMATED READING LEVEL
0 - 75		Pre-primer
76 - 120		Primer
121 - 170		1st Year
171 - 210		2nd Year
Above 210		3rd Year +

 

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