Sight Words For Word Walls

Over 50 - 75% of the most commonly used words are found in the 'Dolch List' below.(developed by Edward W. Dolch). When students - especially those with Dyslexia or Language learning disabilities focus on the Dolch words, confidence and reading ability improve. The Dolch list below also contains the words most frequently found on 'Word Walls'. (Rhyming words/word families, here.)

How to use the Dolch Words:

*Play games with them, cut the cards out and use them as flash cards.
*Use oral 'cloze' activities with the cards. Hold up the word, and use a sentence with a blank prompting the child to state the word. For instance: " I liked that movie so much that I watched it _________(again).
*Shuffle the Dolch cards, turn them over one at a time and use them in a sentence.
*Write a journal including as many Dolch words as you can!

Daily routine use of the words will build reading confidence. There are 5 lists - Pre-Primer, Primer, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade. For students with learning disabilities, these words should be learned developmentally beginning with list one.

All cards are in PDF List One Pre-Primer

List Two Primer

List Three 1st Grade

List Four 2nd Grade

List Five 3rd Grade