Resources & Materials
Instant Words
High frequency words, or instant words, are those words we see most often when reading. These words need to be recognized instantly to facilitate reading fluency.
While it is often thought that high frequency words are those that do not follow spelling rules - this is NOT the case. Some of the words follow more advanced rules for decoding and spelling so it is helpful to early readers to learn them by sight to advance their reading progress and enjoyment more quickly.
Practice Instant Words (Fry and/or Dolch) in sets of 10 to 20. As you present the cards for reading, lay them down in alternating stacks which will shuffle the deck for the next session. Shuffling prevents memorizing the words in order and reinforces instant recognition.
Here are flashcards for the first 300 words of the Fry List.
Use them with students in 2nd grade and up.
While it is often thought that high frequency words are those that do not follow spelling rules - this is NOT the case. Some of the words follow more advanced rules for decoding and spelling so it is helpful to early readers to learn them by sight to advance their reading progress and enjoyment more quickly.
Practice Instant Words (Fry and/or Dolch) in sets of 10 to 20. As you present the cards for reading, lay them down in alternating stacks which will shuffle the deck for the next session. Shuffling prevents memorizing the words in order and reinforces instant recognition.
Here are flashcards for the first 300 words of the Fry List.
Use them with students in 2nd grade and up.
instant_word_cards_300.pdf | |
File Size: | 358 kb |
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Here are flashcards for the first 220 Dolch Words and 95 Dolch Nouns.
Use them with Kindergarten and 1st grade.
dolch_word_list_220.pdf | |
File Size: | 294 kb |
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dolch_word_list_nouns.pdf | |
File Size: | 194 kb |
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Additional Resources
Missing Letter Decks
Use the first deck (student supplies 3rd letter in a sequence) with Kindergarten
Advance to shuffling the first deck and introducing the second deck (student supplies the middle letter in a 3-letter sequence) with 1st grade
Continue with all three decks with 2nd grade and up - including shuffling the decks
missing_letter_decks.pdf | |
File Size: | 145 kb |
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Keyword and Sound Cards
For use beginning with Kindergarten and advancing with 1st grade
keyword_and_sound_cards.pdf | |
File Size: | 780 kb |
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keyword_and_sound_cards_without_coding_marks.pdf | |
File Size: | 750 kb |
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