For a good explanation of the nature and history of these sight words lists, see Comparing the Dolch and Fry High Frequency Word Lists by Readsters. They should merely be taught phonetically along with other words.īoth the Fry and Dolch sight word lists are based on whole word methods and are high frequency words. Sight words should not be taught at all in a pure phonics program that teaches by sound. Of these 12 Fry sight words, 9 are completely phonetic and the other 3 have simple exceptions. The Fry 100 sight words or "instant words" are also commonly taught, and all but 12 of them are contained on the Dolch list. For the other 70 words, 68 conform to simple patterns of exceptions and can be taught phonetically. Of the 220 most commonly taught Dolch sight words, 150 are completely phonetic and can be easily learned by sound. However, many of the newer phonics programs also use an alarming number of sight words. This can cause problems for many students. Whole word methods teach every word as a sight word, one word at a time, without teaching students the sounds in these words.
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