I don’t like students to compare themselves to one another. Edward Fry developed this expanded list in the 1950s (and updated it in 1980), based on the most common words to appear in reading materials used in Grades 3-9. It doesn’t really matter what you use, but it’s nice to see them so PROUD of themselves! (On a side note, I would never do this if each student had the same goal. The Fry Sight Words list is a more modern list of words than the Dolch list, and was extended to capture the most common 1,000 words.Dr. Last year, my room was jungle themed, so each student had a palm tree, and earned coconuts for each set they mastered. This year, my theme is “ Our Sight Words Stick.” Each student designed their own gumball machine, and they receive a gumball (colored dot sticker) each time they master a set of words. Are your students struggling to find Dolch Sight Words engaging Lets change that These printable word searches are perfect for any student who could. Once a student masters a set of sight words, they receive a piece of their sight word display. By doing this, we can make sure that the child isn’t learning the word in the order that is necessary for the sentence :)! Each day, when I test the student at the beginning of guided reading, I make sure to mix up the words as well. Each page comes with directions for the grown ups to cut out the sight word cards and practice them in ANY order with their child.
