Dolch Sight Words List
We group all Dolch sight words by grades - kindergarten: Pre-Primer and Primer, elementary school: 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. Each word has an interactive card, example sentences or phrases, and various printable worksheets in PDF, which can be produced dynamically for spelling or other offline study activities.
| Introduction |
Dolch sight words are compiled by Dr. Edward William Dolch, which is by statistics of reading contents from kindergarten to 2nd grade. This vocabulary is essential for young kids in their word learning. It is also a famous wordlist that teachers assign for memorization in American elementary schools.
The list consists of two parts. At first, it was a list of the 220 most common English words, but no noun was in the list. Then Dr. Dolch added 95 nouns in alphabetical order, which are the most frequently used nouns in children's reading books.
The list provides an excellent base for reading at an early age. Between 50% and 75% of all words used in school books and library books, newspapers, and magazines are in Dolch vocabulary. It isn't just a workload of 300 words, but the first step for kids to start their school journey.
Because Dolch collected the short vocabulary from reading materials between kindergarten and 2nd grade, we strongly recommend finishing all of them before 3rd grade. Otherwise, kids would face reading issues more or less. For 3rd grade students, we suggest studying the Fry sight words list, which is from reading samples of 3rd to 9th grade.
Ideally, the list should be finished before grade 3, although this app has categorized all 300+ Dolch words into five groups: Pre-primer, Primer, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. (Pre-primer and Primer are in kindergarten.) Hopefully, 2nd-grade students can complete the last two groups and study Fry words since 3rd grade.
Details of the 5 groups are shown here.
Dolch Sight Words - Pre-primer: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Dolch Sight Words - Primer: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Dolch Sight Words - 1st Grade: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Dolch Sight Words - 2nd Grade: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Dolch Sight Words - 3rd Grade: 4 lists, each has 20 words (80 words in total)
The list consists of two parts. At first, it was a list of the 220 most common English words, but no noun was in the list. Then Dr. Dolch added 95 nouns in alphabetical order, which are the most frequently used nouns in children's reading books.
The list provides an excellent base for reading at an early age. Between 50% and 75% of all words used in school books and library books, newspapers, and magazines are in Dolch vocabulary. It isn't just a workload of 300 words, but the first step for kids to start their school journey.
Because Dolch collected the short vocabulary from reading materials between kindergarten and 2nd grade, we strongly recommend finishing all of them before 3rd grade. Otherwise, kids would face reading issues more or less. For 3rd grade students, we suggest studying the Fry sight words list, which is from reading samples of 3rd to 9th grade.
Ideally, the list should be finished before grade 3, although this app has categorized all 300+ Dolch words into five groups: Pre-primer, Primer, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. (Pre-primer and Primer are in kindergarten.) Hopefully, 2nd-grade students can complete the last two groups and study Fry words since 3rd grade.
Details of the 5 groups are shown here.
Dolch Sight Words - Pre-primer: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Tools for Learning and Assessment:
Interactive CardsPDF Worksheets 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 bed box boy car cat cow day dog egg eye leg man men pig sun top toy way baby back
Dolch Sight Words - Primer: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Tools for Learning and Assessment:
Interactive CardsPDF Worksheets 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 ball bear bell bird boat cake coat corn
Dolch Sight Words - 1st Grade: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Tools for Learning and Assessment:
Interactive CardsPDF Worksheets after again an any as ask by could every fly from give giving 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 doll door duck farm feet fire fish game girl hand head hill home milk name nest apple birthday bread
Dolch Sight Words - 2nd Grade: 4 lists, each has 15 words (60 words in total)
Tools for Learning and Assessment:
Interactive CardsPDF Worksheets 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 why wish work would write your brother chair chicken rain ring seed sheep shoe sister snow song stick street table
Dolch Sight Words - 3rd Grade: 4 lists, each has 20 words (80 words in total)
Tools for Learning and Assessment:
Interactive CardsPDF Worksheets 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 thing time tree watch children Christmas farmer father floor flower garden good-bye grass ground horse house kitty letter money change late learn morning mother night paper party picture press rabbit real Santa Claus school squirrel story water wind window wood
More Than Word List
We not only group Dolch sight words here. We show each word an interactive flashcard with example sentences or phrases. Besides, Do you want to exercise spelling or handwriting? Hundreds of offline worksheets are available to download and print. It is a great resource to help kids to study Dolch sight words quickly.
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Interactive cards by grade and list:
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Interactive cards by grade and list:
Printable worksheets by grade:
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