Fry's 300 Instant Sight Word List

If you are looking to fill some gaps in reading and writing Fry's high frequency word list is a good place to start.  Here are some words that Mrs. Koy from Clear Sky Elementary had to share about this list of words.

In 1996, Dr. Fry expanded on Dolch's sight word lists and research and published a book titled "Fry 1000 Instant Words." His research found that a mere 25 words make up approximately 1/3 of all items published. He discovered that 100 words comprise approximately 1/2 of all the publications written, and 300 words make up 65% of all written material.

Over half of every newspaper article, textbook, children's story, and novel is composed of these 300 words. It is difficult to write a sentence without using several of the first 300 words in Fry's Instant Word Lists. Consequently, students need to be able to read the first 300 Instant Words without a moment's hesitation.

As your child's work comes home you may want to scan for spelling errors from the words below.  These would be good words to practice in addition to the weekly spelling word lists.  

Flash cards of these words to increase reading fluency can be found here.