From 50-75% of all words used in school books, library books, newspapers, and magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220 words.  They are "service words" (pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs) which cannot be learned through the use of pictures.  Because they are used to hold thoughts together, these words must be recognized at a glance before a child can read with confidence.

Click the links below to take you to the lists:

• All 220 Dolch Words
• Mr. O's Four Groups of the First110 Dolch Words for First Grade
• Mr. O's List of the next 110 Dolch Words in Alphabetical Order