Kindergarten List of Sight Words

When it comes to teaching children to read, one of the most effective strategies is to introduce them to a list of sight words. These are common words that appear frequently in reading material and can be recognized by sight rather than sounded out phonetically. For kindergarteners, mastering these sight words is an essential step towards developing literacy skills.

In most schools across the United States, it is expected that kindergarteners will be able to read a list of 52 Primer (Kindergarten) Dolch Sight Words by the end of the kindergarten year. These words are carefully selected to be the most common in the English language and appear frequently in reading material for young children.

Here are the 46 sight words that will help your kindergartner start learning to read:

* a

* am

* an

* and

* are

* at

* can

* do

* for

* go

* has

* have

* he

* here

* I

* in

* is

* it

* like

* look

* me

* my

* no

* play

* said

* see

* she

* so

* the

* to

* up

* we

These words are listed in alphabetical order for easy reference. You can use this list to help your child practice reading and recognition of these common sight words.

For early readers, memorizing sight words is invaluable for literacy. By introducing these words early on, you can set the stage for future reading success. Practice reading through these Kindergarten Dolch sight words free printable from The Teaching Aunt to get started.

Additionally, this list of sight words is available as a free printable PDF of Preschool Sight words from Dolch 220 PrePrimer word list. This makes it easy to print out and keep the words handy for practice and review.

By starting with these most common sight words, you can give your child a strong foundation in reading and set them up for success in their future academic endeavors.

Kindergarten list of sight words