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from oral to written language, he begins to notice the same few words that are in every
story. These high-frequency words or sight words include such
words as "I, me, a, the." These sight words are often grouped in lists, by
difficulty and grade, to help educators determine the reading level of the child.
High-frequency words: There are a number of highly
respected basic sight word lists. In the list below, I have included the 25 most frequently identified sight words. Please note that
in addition to these, a child will often recognize more difficult words because of the
letter pattern (visual discrimination), unusual sound (auditory discrimination), or some
other reason. An example is the word "balloon."
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all |
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are |
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big |
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can |
do |
for |
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had |
he |
her |
him |
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is |
it |
man |
me |
my |
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of |
on |
one |
our |
out |
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see |
she |
that |
the |
this |
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| three |
to |
two |
was |
we |
what |
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will |
with |
yes |
you |
your |
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Click here to Print a page of mini-flash cards in
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In order to prepare a young child for Communicative
Competence, the following four fundamentals of language must be considered:
- The sound system (phonology): developed through preschool
rhymes, word games, ...
- The system of meanings (semantic): word definitions and
meanings.
- The rules of word formation (morphology): through a
substantial vocabulary.
- The rules of sentence formation (syntax): sentence
patterns, arrangement of words, ...
- From Language Development by
B. Power and R. Hubbard, Merrill/Prentice Hall 1996 as adapted from Children's
Language Acquisition by M.L. Rice. American Psychologist, 44:2, pp. 149-156.
Copyright 1989 by the American Psychological Association. |
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