HOW DOLCH SIGHT WORDS RELATE TO FLUENCY
AND COMPREHENSION
Knowing Dolch words immediately on sight is important to reading fluencywhich is how smoothly students read. Learning Dolch sight words in context - repeated practice in sentences - develops fluency. This is the next step in learning to read, and it is an important one because it leads to comprehension which is the ultimate goal - that students be able to read for meaning.
When students have difficulty with comprehension, the first thing you should do is see if they have a sight vocabulary. If they don't, you have to help them get one. And I am going to show you how to do just that!
In order for children to learn sight words, they must have a lot of practice reading them. A lot! It is a challenge to keep them interested, and you must schedule time to work with them in small groups of six or less every single day.
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Complete Dolch Word List Divided by Level
Pre-primer
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Primer
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Grade One
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Grade Two
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Grade Three
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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
|
all
am
are
at
ate
be
black
brown
but
came
did
do
eat
four
get
good
have
he
into
like
must
new
no
now
on
our
out
please
pretty
ran
ride
saw
say
she
so
soon
that
there
they
this
too
|
under
want
was
well
went
what
white
who
will
with
yes
|
after
again
an
any
ask
as
by
could
every
fly
from
give
going
had
has
her
him
his
how
just
know
let
live
may
of
old
once
open
over
put
round
some
stop
take
thank
them
then
think
walk
were
when
|
always
around
because
been
before
best
both
buy
call
cold
does
don’t
fast
first
five
found
gave
goes
green
its
made
many
off
or
pull
read
right
sing
sit
sleep
tell
their
these
those
upon
us
use
very
wash
which
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why
wish
work
would
write
your
|
about
better
bring
carry
clean
cut
done
draw
drink
eight
fall
far
full
got
grow
hold
hot
hurt
if
keep
kind
laugh
light
long
much
myself
never
only
own
pick
seven
shall*
show
six
small
start
ten
today
together
try
warm
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* ‘shall’ has dropped out of use
