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Sight Words For Kindergarten

Sight words for kindergarten – Dolch or Fry? The Dolch sight words for kindergarten list contains frequently used English words compiled by Edward William Dolch. The list was prepared in 1936. Dolch compiled the list based on children’s books of his era. The list contains 220 “service words” that were said to be found in 50% to 75% of all schoolbooks, library books, newspapers, and magazines.

In 1996, Dr. Edward B. Fry expanded on Dolch’s sight words for kindergarten lists and published a book titled, Fry 1000 Instant Words. The Fry Sight Words list is considered a more modern list of words than the Dolch list. Fry’s research found that just 100 words make up approximately half of all published text found in children’s books, novels, articles and textbooks. Therefore, it is important for kindergarteners to instantly recognize these words by sight in order to build up their reading fluency.

After consulting with 1st grade teachers, researching and aiming to be as modern as possible, our newest learning kit, Teach My Kindergartener includes Fry’s first 100 sight words for kindergarten in the spelling set.

An important element of learning to spell is repetition. By reading, building and printing each of Fry’s First 100 spelling words, your kindergartener can master spelling quickly. Teach My Kindergartener Spelling includes a purpose-built spelling board that allows kindergarteners to read, build and print each spelling word. By using a spelling board with the flashcards, magnetic letters and wipe-off crayons, your kindergartener can master 100+ spelling words with repetition and practice.

Find Fry’s sight words for kindergarten inside the all new Teach My Kindergartener Learning Kit. Designed for ages 4+, the kit contains unique and coordinated tools to teach spelling, money, telling time and the year. Your kindergartener can master 100 spelling words, counting money, analog and digital time as well as days of the week, months of the year, dates, years, weather and seasons. Teach My Kindergartener aims to promote school readiness and a head start for kindergarten, in just 20 minutes a day.

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