What are Fry’s Sight Words?

 
 
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What are Fry’s Sight Words?

 

The Fry’s Sight Words are a list of words developed by Dr. Edward Fry and was expanded list in the 1950s (and was updated in 1980), based on the most common words that are seen in children’s literature. 

Fry’s sight words are one of the common list of words used in schools across the country to teach children beginning words.

Each of the Fry’s sight words are a group of 100 words.

How to teach the Fry’s sight words:

  • Write the words and make Fry’s sight word flashcards

  • Read the words in Fry’s sight words reading passages

  • Play Fry’s sight words games online

  • Make up fun games using the Fry’s sight words

  • Make lessons with the Fry’s sight words

 

How old to start teaching sight words?

Most people start teaching sight words around age 4 or 5, I would wait until after you introduce the letters and sounds before introducing sight words.

Sight words can be taught in fun ways by making games using the sight word lists

Most people start with the first 100 Fry’s sight words which are introduced as kindergarten sight words or even first grade sight words.

How many Fry’s sight words to teach each week

Introduce just one or two sight words a week so that way your child can really learn how to read, write, and spell the words.

It is better for your child to fully know all of the words than to guess through a list of words

Once your child is older, then you can introduce 3-5 words per week.

 Free Fry’s Sight Word Lists

The Fry’s sight words list are separated into groups and you can download free Fry’s sight word lists by clicking the link HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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