| The Dolch Word List, which is also commonly | | | | phonics and decoding rules often do not apply |
| referred to as Dolch Words List and Dolch's Basic | | | | when teaching these words to children. Therefore, |
| Sight Words List, is a list of commonly used | | | | in order for a child to effectively learn their sight |
| English words compiled by Edward William Dolch, | | | | words, and ultimately master these important |
| Ph.D. Edward William Dolch, Ph.D. published his basic | | | | words, he/she must recognize these words |
| sight words list in his book "Problems in Reading" in | | | | instantly or on "sight." There are many methods |
| 1948. Edword Dolch's word list is comprised of | | | | for teaching these 220 service words. Many |
| 220 "service words" (these are pronouns, | | | | teachers teach sight words through the use of |
| adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, | | | | online educational games, sight word games, and |
| and verbs). Studies have show that these 220 | | | | sight word activities. |
| "service words" make up 50-75% of all text | | | | The Dolch Word List is made up of 5 sight word |
| found in children's books in the United States. Dr. | | | | lists, namely, Pre-Primer or Preschool, Primer or |
| Edward William Dolch did not include nouns in his | | | | Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and 3rd |
| sight word list, but he did compile a separate | | | | Grade. For students with learning disabilities, the |
| word list of 95 frequently used nouns. | | | | sight words should be learned developmentally |
| Many of the Dolch Words included in Dolch's sight | | | | beginning with the Pre-Primer or Preschool list. |
| word list cannot be sounded out and cannot be | | | | © 2008 FishForWords. |
| taught through the use of pictures. Furthermore, | | | | |