Use phonetic categories to accelerate mastery of Dolch sight words.

Have you analyzed the characteristics of the 220 Dolch sight words? Amazingly, exactly half (110) are one-syllable words that follow short/long vowel patterns. Thirty words have common variant vowels and 30 have multiple syllables. That leaves only 48 phonetic rule breakers that must be memorized. To see the words divided according to category, download a copy of the Dolch 220 by decoding category.

This product employs an array of techniques to help students learn these high-frequency words. First, the flash cards are broken by color-coding into the above 4 categories. One side of the card has the word with vowel sounds and syllables noted. The reverse side has only the word.

The comprehensive guide gives strategies for teaching these words through an integrated reading/writing/spelling program. Thirty spelling lessons group the words by characteristics. Word families are used to shrink or expand the list.