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Outlaw Words and Basic Sight Vocabulary

Mrs. Roberts

Outlaw Words and Basic Sight Vocabulary

Dear Family,

We cannot stress to you enough the IMPORTANCE of practicing Outlaw Words and Basic Sight Vocabulary words with your children on a daily basis.

Outlaw words are words that cannot be sounded out phonetically and must therefore be memorized. These words must be learned to MASTERY with instant sight recognition. Without mastery, these words become major stumbling blocks and hinder both fluency and comprehension.

This list is divided into two parts.

Outlaw words - Need to be memorized.
Basic Sight Vocabulary – Words that are used in reading and writing on a regular basis.

Homework: Each week, make flashcards of 5 of these words using 3½ x 5” index cards. Have your child practice reading and spelling these words every day as part of homework. Remember, the goal is mastery – instant sight recognition. Add 5 more words each week, continuing to practice the old words.

Please practice Outlaw Words first! The words near the end of each list are more difficult, but are very common in reading and writing. Practicing these words will be the greatest gift you can give your child in first grade.

Thank you for helping your child become a successful reader!

Outlaw Words

a

again

are

away

come

could

do

four

from

give

have

into

live

of

once

one

pretty

put

said

some

there

they

to

two

walk

want

was

were

what

where

who

you

against

aren’t

does

done

eight

fourth

friend

great

hour

lived

love

many

move

says

seven

should

their

they’re

work

working

would

you’ll

your

you’re

you’ve

Sight Word Vocabulary

all

am

an

and

any

as

at

be

big

but

by

can

for

go

had

has

he

her

here

him

his

I

in

is

it

like

little

me

my

no

not

now

on

our

saw

say

she

so

that

the

them

then

this

too

we

went

when

will

with

yes

always

because

can’t

kind

off

these

very

won’t

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Updated: Feb 17, 2007

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