Sight Words

Sight words are words that readers need to know automatically when reading.  Some follow the rules of phonics, but some do not. They are used often and thus need to be memorized.  We introduce new sight words in the context of a book the student is reading.  This helps the student make a connection to the sight word from a reading experience.  

25 High Frequency Words
a
I
see
am
in
so
an
is
the
and
it
to
at
like
up
can
me
we
do
my
you
go
no
he
on

50 High Frequency Words
all 
are
as
ball
be
boy
by
come
day
did
eat
for
get
girl
got
had
has
her
him
his
how
if
jump
look
man

50 High Frequency (cont.)
mom
not
now
of
or
out
play
put
ran
read
run
sat
saw
say
she
sit
then
they
this
too
us
was
went
will
yes

100 High Frequency Words

List 1
than
about
back
after
I'm
been
big
came
away
your
who
when
them
because
from

List 2
have
there
any
into
just
little
make
before
two
four
mother
where
very
could
were

List 3
over
ride
don't
said
that
one
with
five
their
what
but
here
going
our
three

List 4
want
able
bad
give
today
week
something
bus
year
can't
tell
across
world
cat
take
dad
hide
almost
dog
anything
home
down
become
end
behind
fish
why
car

List 5
books
good
help
city
write
top
room
under
fast
hill
know
use
let
place
sleep
love
much
stay
name
new
paper
rain
door
fun
sky
both
time

200 High Frequency Words

List 1
sea
wrote
again
carry
wait
each
feel
always
first
ask
food
work
brother
through
funny
gave
things
close
even
grow
gone
same
knew
begin
winter
must
stop

List 2
happy
catch
third
night
goes
last
school
walk
ten
change
outside
part
live
party
game
try
pick
right
teach
until
second
deep
view
grade
snow
does
together

List 3
house
start
grew
way
friend
story
street
above
find
between
every
should
father
watch
children
his
enough
dark
great
inside
light
seen
during
worn
wrong
you're

List 4
several
never
getting
earth
group
baby
everything
high
wouldn't
probably
threw
against
hour
fight
once
best
ready
free
show
build
draw
state
kind
circle
large
doing
family
clothes
hand
different
river
might
air
I'd
suddenly
easy
finally
everyone
hold
special
animal
lost
beautiful
need
job
sick
maybe
land
next
old
window
better
written
favorite
care
myself
since
picture
class
idea

List 5
follow
pretty
couldn't
happen
themselves
direction
nothing
life
someone
without
instead
either
lunch
important
less
own
think
round
scared
person
short
add
wanted
young
question
yourself
answer
money
simple
more
being
also
slowly
bring
hear
often
page
store
while
however
kids
check
listen
few
stuff
problem
such
cleans
teacher
dream
sister
plan
they're
possible
thought
really
understand
near
rest
soon