You might be thinking that the 1930’s was a long time ago. I think we can all agree that children also have greater confidence and enjoy reading more if they feel that it is not a difficult chore. However, he did create a separate list of 95 nouns that were common at the time of his research.ĭolch theorized that children who could read a core group of words by sight would have an easier time reading and a higher comprehension level. He did not include nouns in this list because nouns change with subject matter, school curriculum, and each child’s individual interests. His list of 220 words consist of adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, and verbs. Children should be able to read all the sight words by the end of first grade, but will not know how to spell all of them correctly until the end of third grade. The Dolch sight word list is divided by grade levels pre-primer through third grade. It is believed that he coined the term “sight words” and he is sometimes referred to as “the father of sight words”. Dolch called these words “service words” because they were used most frequently in all writing regardless of the topic. He came up with a list of 220 words in 1936 and published them in his book Problems in Reading. In the 1930’s, Dolch conducted research to find out which words were used most frequently. Partnering with his wife, he also wrote many children’s books. His work was published prolifically as he researched the areas of word meaning, reading, spelling, and the teaching of reading. (1889 – 1961) was a Professor at the University of Illinois from 1919 to 1940. Image Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives, Faculty Portraits, RS 39/2/25Įdward William Dolch, Ph.D.
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