Grade 1

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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. ...