This list of 220 words, prepared by E.W. Dolch, generally make up from 50 to 75 percent of the reading material encountered by students. These words are generally known as DolchWords, high-frequency words, or "sight words".
This list was prepared in 1936, so you may want to consult the newer set of "Instant Words" determined by Fry, Kress, and Fountoukidis in
The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists.
Dolch Words
Listed in order
See our pages on high frequency words:
High-Frequency Sight Words: The Fry List, Instant Words, Dolch Words, and Word Wall Words
Practice with Abstract Sight Words
More on Practice with Sight Words
Betsy B. Lee on Teaching Dolch Words
See our other pages on word study and phonics:
Working and Playing with Words
Word Families
