They all are important for readers to learn, but the Dolch Sight Words Pre K List is the most commonly used to teach sight words. Which word list should you teach? Well, all of them, of course! Google ‘ Pre K Sight Words List’ and be prepared to be overwhelmed and probably a little confused with so many different lists.
Additionally, their confidence as a reader increases with every, “I KNOW THAT WORD!!” Dolch, Fry, High Frequency….Oh My! Reading fluency and comprehension improves. They can then focus on decoding more difficult words. Sight words are frequently used in text and once children learn them, it makes reading easier. The reader has actually memorized the words to immediately recognize and read them without trying to say the letter sounds or use any other decoding strategy. Sight words are exactly what they sound like…words automatically known when they are seen.
