High Frequency Words

High Frequency Words (HFW) or "sight words" are words that we do not sound out, but rather see and identify immediately. We use the "Fry Word List" to test children's knowledge of HFW. These words are the most common words used in English, ranked in order of frequency.

Children practice reading these HFW throughout the day and with assessments. By the end of second grade, we are looking for children to be reading into the second hundred. Practicing these words at home can help your child's fluency and overall reading.

There are free apps available on iPads and iPhones (i.e.: Fry Sight Words, Sight Word Ninja), as well as several websites with interactive flashcards, games, and lists. You can also look at the lists down below and create your own flashcards or games (ie: sight word bingo, memory, adapted Twister). There are a lot of creative ideas on the web these days!