- The Fry 1000 Instant Words are a list of the most common words used for teaching reading, writing, and spelling.
- These high frequency words should be recognized instantly by readers.
- Dr. Edward B. Fry's Instant Words (which are often referred to as the "Fry Words") are the most common words used in English ranked in order of frequency.
- In 1996, Dr. Fry expanded on Dolch's sight word lists and researched and published a book titled, "Fry 1000 Instant Words". In his research, Dr. Fry found the following results:
25 words make up approximately 1/3 of all items published.
300 words make up approximately 65% of all written material.100 words comprise approximately 1/2of all the words found in publications.
- 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 from the Fry 1000 Instant Word List. Our students need to be able to read the first 300 Instant Words without a moment's hesitation.
The First 100 words should be mastered by Grade 1.
The Second 100 words should be mastered by Grade 2.
The Third 100 words should be mastered by Grade 3.
The remaining lists (301-1000) should be mastered in Grades 4-5.
The Second 100 words should be mastered by Grade 2.
The Third 100 words should be mastered by Grade 3.
The remaining lists (301-1000) should be mastered in Grades 4-5.
- Many of the Fry 1000 Instant Words are difficult to portray with pictures and difficult to sound out through phonics methods. Therefore, these words must be learned as sight words and they must be quickly recognized in order to achieve [both] reading fluency and comprehension.
NOTE: We need to assess often (formative & summative).
Lessons and Activities: (Can be adapted to all grade levels K-5.)
Reference: Birmingham City Schools
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