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    Here are the order in which students learn our sight words. 
     
     
     
    The Importance of Dolch Sight Words
     
    Reading is one of the most critical skills students learn. One of the most important goals in teaching young students to read is making sure they are completely proficient with Sight Words.
     
    Sight Words (sometimes called the Dolch Word List) are some of the most frequently used words in the English language. Even though they number only about 200, Sight Words comprise approximately 50 to 70 percent of any given general, non-technical text. Therefore, teaching Sight Words as early as possible is considered a crucial part of elementary education.
     
    There are two additional reasons why it is important to give Sight Words an extra priority. Firstly, phonetic analysis can't be applied to many of the Sight Words. Secondly, quite a few of the Sight Words cannot be taught through pictures (e.g. "if", "soon", "but", etc.).

    Even though it may take a considerable effort for children to learn the entire Dolch Word List, it is well worth it. Having the ability to recognize these words can dramatically increase confidence and improve reading proficiency of the beginning reader.

    Because complete fluency with Sight Words is the foundation of literacy, a variety of techniques are used to teach them to children. Repetition and practice are very important in making Sight Words recognition automatic. Students should practice sight words nightly until they recognize all 200 words on the Dolch list. Below you will find some online resources to use to help ensure that your child builds this important foundation for literacy.
     
     
     
     
    Reading Games Dolch Word Games
    Jan Brett Sight Words
    		More Dolch Word Games