Pre-Primer (Preschool): 40 words | Examples: “a,” “and,” “it,” “to,” “you”
Through recognition and practice, they help young readers engage with more complex texts confidently. These words often defy typical phonetic patterns, making them challenging to decode. He introduced the word list in his book, “Problems in Reading” (1936). He derived this list from high-frequency words in children’s books during the 1930s. Edward William Dolch identified as vital for young children to recognize instantly to achieve reading fluency. Dolch sight words are a set of 220 words and 95 nouns that Dr.