These sight words are clear and written in a bold font. What we like: This pack comes with over 500 word cards and a dry-erase marker for kids to practice writing the words on the back of the card.

Words like “their,” “know,” “who” and “does” are among approximately 100 words they must memorize because they’re either very frequent or can’t be sounded out. They have to ...

Calling the words on these lists “sight words” is a bit of an aspirational misnomer. In research, a “sight” word is simply any word that a reader can recognize automatically, said Shanahan.

The program aligns with the district’s goal that all 3 rd graders be able to recognize 250 to 300 sight words and read on grade level. “If you can’t read, you can’t succeed,” said Cross.