How many sight words should a kindergartener know?

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Many parents want to know how many sight words should their kindergartener know?

The truth is that there is not one answer to how many sight words a child should know by the age of 5.

Many schools have a list of words that children learn for each grade level, either the Fry’s Sight Word List or the Dolch List.

Before beginning kindergarten, entering students will usually take a pre-assessment to see what words they already know.

During the kindergarten school year, children are taught sight words from a specific list.

It is easy to contact your local school to find out which list that is used to teach sight words to kindergarteners.

An easy way to teach your child sight words is to choose a list to focus on, and start learning words from that list.