iMotherGoose is proud to present the third in a series of flash
cards designed to help your children begin to read. The words
have been compiled by Dr. Edward William Dolch in his book
“Problems in Reading.” Dr. Dolch compiled this list based on
children's books and selected 220 service words which children
need to recognize in order to achieve reading fluency. He
excluded nouns from his main list, but did compile a separate 95
word list of nouns. Many of the 220 words in the Dolch list,
cannot be sounded out, and must be learned by sight. This list
is often referred to as "Dolch Sight Word List", and the words
on it, as "Dolch Sight Words". He also arranged them according
to grade level from preschool to third grade when he suggests
that a child should have mastered the entire list. However, many
educators today feel that students should master all 220 service
words by the end of first grade. This app contains all 40 words
from Dr. Dolch’s first grade list. Each word is spelled out and
as your child taps the