DOLCH BASIC WORDS LIST

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The Dolch words are the 220 most frequently found words in books that children read. These words are usually learned in first and second grade; students who learn these words have a good base for beginning reading. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules, so they must be learned as sight words. ---------------One way of estimating a primary students reading level is by having the student identify the 220 Dolch Basic Sight Words. The number of words recognized is the basis for assigning his/her equivalent reading level.

The scale is as follows:

# OF DOLCH WORDS RECOGNIZED 0 - 75 76 - 120 121 - 170 171 - 210 Above 210 ESTIMATED READING LEVEL Pre-primer Primer st 1 Year nd 2 Year rd 3 Year +

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put saw said she sit some stop three today two was will work yes yellow

our pull read start say sing six soon ten upon us who why wish your

small take tell thank that they this too try under walk well were white with

think those together use very want warm wash went what when where which would write