Dolch 220 Sight Word Assessment

Name _______________________________________
The following standards are used while administering and scoring the Dolch Sight Word Assessment.
1. Each child is told to say the word he /she knows.
2. The time allowed for pronouncing each word should be ten to fifteen seconds.
3. The criteria on which a child is given credit for knowing words are:

If he/she can pronounce it at sight.

If he/she can sound it out and then pronounce it on first trial.

If he/she corrected him/her self immediately after miscalling it, and then pronounced it correctly.
DOLCH VOCABULARY SCALE
Equivalent
Reader Level
rd
3 or above
2nd or above
1st 3
1st 2
1st
P3
P2
P
PP

Range
210-220
171-209
166-170
141-165
121-140
98-120
86-97
76-85
0-75

PUPILS PROGRESS
Total Words Known
Page & Number
of Words
E-41
D-46
C-42

B-51
A-40

Assessment Dates

Gain

Basic Word List A

DATE
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

Total

40

Basic Word List B

DATE
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

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

Total

51

Basic Word List C

DATE
after
again
an
any
as
ask
by
could
every
fly
from
give
going
had
has
her
him
his
how
just
know

let
live
may
of
old
once
open
our
over
put
round
some
stop
take
thank
them
then
think
walk
were
when

Total

42

Basic Word List D

DATE
always
around
because
been
before
best
both
but
call
cold
does
dont
fast
first
five
found
gave
goes
green
its
made
many
off

or
pull
read
right
sing
sit
sleep
tall
their
these
those
upon
us
use
very
wash
which
why
wish
work
would
write
your

Total

46

Basic Word List E

DATE
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

Total

41