JSD Comprehensive Balanced Literacy

High Frequency Words

Fry Word Lists and Fry Phrases

The Fry list of 600 words are the most frequently used words for reading and writing. The words are listed in rank order. The high frequency words are often called sight words because students must recognize them instantly or on sight. Mastery of high frequency words is essential for developing reading fluency. Students should be able to read a list of 100 words in approximately 1 minutes with at least 90% accuracy.

After word lists have been mastered, teachers should follow up with phrase and sentence reading. When words are used in context, fluency and comprehension improve. High frequency words can also be used for basic spelling.

These should be view as:
NO EXCUSE WORDS
And all students should be able to read them effortlessly!

Fry Words Web Site:

http://www.uen.org/k-2educator/word_lists.shtml

Fry phrase Web site:
Group #1 http://www.uen.org/k-2educator/downloads/FryPhrases12.pdf
Group #2 http://www.uen.org/k-2educator/downloads/FryPhrases34.pdf
Group #3 http://www.uen.org/k-2educator/downloads/FryPhrases56.pdf

Dolch Word List:
http://www.uen.org/k-2educator/downloads/Dolch_Words_Alpha_1.pdf

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Fry Word Lists and Fry Phrases