Fry developed the initial list in the 1950s and updated it in 1980 based on the most common words to appear in reading materials used in Grades 3-9. Fry Word List contains the most common 1000 words. No matter how they learn them, these words will increase their confidence and reading skills, and set them up for reading success. Ideally your students will start with the single word card from the first list and work his/her way up to the three word phrases and then gradually work his/her way through each list.Ĭlick the PREVIEW for a closer look at this resource. The Fry Sight Words list is a more modern list of words than the Dolch list. The 1st grade sight word list includes the following words: Closing Teaching these words can be done in a variety of creative ways like word hunts, memory games, activity mats, and tracing sheets. Finally, lists 1-4 (all 100) words are combined and organized into one/two/three word(s)/phrases. There are four complete lists organized the same way.

Each list includes a set of 25 wordsĭivided into cards featuring one word in isolation, two word phrases, and three word phrases (10 words/phrases per card). The Fry Words in this resource are separated into digestible lists making it easy for teachers to scaffold instruction and practice. These words are the First through Fifth Hundred Fry Words. There are 500 words included in this resource. Students will repeatedly practice and read the words/phrases on the cards included to help improve their retention and automaticity, thus improving their reading fluency. In an effort to help students read more fluently, high frequency words are used out of context and in isolation, as well as short two-three word phrases, to provide students with repeated exposure to reading these words in a variety of ways. Whether or not you specifically use Fry Words in your instruction, ALL students will benefit from the provided exposure and repetition to these frequently used words. This resource is perfect for students who need to practice and/or improve their reading fluency.

First hundred sight words