First Grade High Frequency Word List
First grade students are expected to know the 71 Kindergarten high frequency words and the 143 first grade high frequency words by the end of the school year. Students are asked to read these words aloud from a list. Words are scored as being correct if they are recognized and pronounced accurately and quickly. Mastering increasing number of high frequency words is evidence that students are moving toward becoming fluent readers.
The emphasis on these basic words is to promote reading success for students by establishing the opportunity to acquire vocabulary that is encountered consistently in printed material.
Acquiring a large reading vocabulary is the foundation for the comprehension of printed text. This is a key to reading success
I encourage to you to practice sight words with your child as often as possible.
Flashcards can be printed out at this website: http://www.smbsd.org/uploaded/reading/files/high_frequency_words_first_grade.pdf