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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Dolch Basic Sight Words List

Dolch words are high frequency English vocabulary commonly used to teach children to read. It is compiled by Edward William Dolch, a major proponent of the "whole-word" method of beginning reading instruction. Basically, the list contains 220 words that Dolch thought should be easily recognized in order to achieve reading fluency in the English language. These words are combination of  pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and verbs. According to Dolch, between 50% and 75% of all words used in schoolbooks, library books, newspapers, and magazines.

Below are list of words considered as Dolch Basic Sight Words. Post this chart on your classroom walls or print them out for your kids to read and master.

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