Well, look at that! That list looks pretty manageable. has (technically not irregular, because “s” often represents /z/).is (technically not irregular, because “s” often represents /z/).Check out my podcast, Should you use leveled or decodable books? for more information.)Ī possible kindergarten list of irregular high frequency words But now I understand the problem with this approach. If you are using leveled books in kindergarten, I get it. (Notice:I did NOT say “the words they are encountering in their leveled books. My recommendation is to teach the words kids are most likely to encounter in the decodable books they’re reading within their phonics lessons and for reading practice. Which ones should we teach in kindergarten? There are a fair number of high frequency words that we can’t sound out (or at least we can’t sound out all the parts). I recommend using editable reading word games so you can type in the words you want your students to practice.īuy Now What about irregular kindergarten sight words? Kids need to read these words over and over again to orthographically map them. I also don’t want to give the impression that practice isn’t incorporate. Other decodable high frequency words that you will probably want to teach early on include and, go, he, she, and we. For example, kids will obviously need to read “a” and “I” from the very beginning. WOW! That’s a LOT of words that we can teach right within our phonics lessons … no memorization necessary!Īnd yet … you SHOULD teach some of these words before you get to their appropriate phonics lesson. High frequency words in the -ind, -old, and -ost families ![]() High frequency words that end with -ng or -nk **Technically not CVC, but students easily learn that two identical letters in a row represent a single sound. *Teach your students that “s” can represent the /z/ sound. While you WILL need to teach some of these words before you teach the phonics skill (so kids can read their decodable books), most of the following words should not be taught as whole words to memorize. You can teach these words WITHIN your phonics lessons. Knowing that, let’s look at words from the Dolch and Fry lists that fit these patterns.
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