Is Dolch or fry better?

The Dolch List has not been revised for decades, while the Fry list is more current. The Fry list also is more comprehensive in that it includes 1,000 words that are arranged based on frequency within bands of 100.

Why are Dolch sights important?

Being able to read high frequency/sight words without hesitation will help your child better understand what is being read. For Grade One students, instant recognition of the lollipop words (Dolch sight words) is a huge step in learning how to read.

What are some Dolch word lists?

Dolch Word Lists. Pre-K Dolch Sight Words. (40 words) 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 Dolch Sight Words. (52 words)

What grade do Dolch sight words come in?

These common words make up the majority of the books preschoolers, kindergartners, first grade, and 2nd graders will read. However, these dolch sight words don’t follow phonics rules so they can’t be easily sounded out, but rather need to be memorized.

How do you memorize Dolch words?

Some Dolch words do not follow conventional phonetic rules, so it is imperative that children commit these words to memory. The best way to get a firm grasp on this extensive list — the Dolch word list consists of 220 service words and 95 nouns — is to use a variety of Dolch sight words in phrases.

Why are Dolch words so important?

Since the Dolch list was very commonly used words, his philosophy was that if those words were memorized, children could then focus on the other, less familiar, words in the text that they were reading. Again, critics of a ‘whole word approach’ disagree with this. Are Dolch words still taught?