Kindergarteners have a lot on their plate. They’re getting adept at recognizing letters and numbers, they’re counting in sequence, they’re learning how to sound out words and then they’re ...

Simple words like "the" and "of" are everywhere, but don't follow regular phonics patterns. ... lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms.

When your child is learning to read, there’s a good chance that the curriculum used by his teacher will rely heavily on the memorization of and ability to recognize sight words. The Dolch List ...