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You’ve decided to teach your child phonics at home. Fantastic. Now what? This free Phonics Starter Kit gives you everything you need for the first 30 lessons — no expensive curriculum required. By the end, your child will know all 26 letter sounds, blend consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, and read their first simple books. Who this is for: Children aged 4–6 who know their ABCs but aren’t reading yet, or struggling early readers in kindergarten and first grade. ...

The Fry sight word list is the most comprehensive high-frequency word list in English education. Developed by Dr. Edward Fry in the 1950s and updated in 1980, the list ranks 1,000 words by how often they appear in written English — from the (the most common word in the language) all the way down to less frequent but still important words. 📊 Research Finding The first 25 Fry words account for approximately 33% of all words in most English texts. The first 100 words account for 50%. Knowing all 1,000 gives your child a foundation to read roughly 90% of the words in everyday reading material. ...

The Dolch sight word list is the most widely used high-frequency word list in American early reading instruction. Developed by Dr. Edward William Dolch in 1948, the list contains 220 service words plus 95 high-frequency nouns. Why these words matter: The 220 Dolch words account for approximately 50–75% of all words appearing in children’s books. A child who can read these automatically reads noticeably faster and with greater comprehension. Pre-Primer Dolch Words (40 words) a · and · away · big · blue · can · come · down · find · for · funny · go · help · here · I · in · is · it · jump · little · look · make · me · my · not · one · play · red · run · said · see · the · three · to · two · up · we · where · yellow · you ...