美国学者E.W. Dolch在二次世界大战之前，针对儿童读物作了分析与统计后，整理出最常使用的220个高频词，分成五个级别，这220个字被称为 Dolch sight words, 是英语世界儿童阅读初期最为重要的词汇表，要求孩子能整体记忆，见词能读。
这些词汇也是儿童日常生活中，以及儿童绘本、儿童歌谣和儿童动画中反复出现的单词。如果家长对孩子进行过多种形式的听力输入，孩子在听力阶段会大量接触这些词汇，形成听力词汇的一部分。当孩子开始进入阅读阶段时，只要稍加训练，便可以掌握这些sight words。
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all am are at ate be black brown but came did do eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too |
under want was well went what white who will with yes |
after again an any ask as by could every fly from give going had has her him his how just know let live may of old once open over put round some stop take thank them then think walk were when |
always around because been before best both buy call cold does don’t fast first five found gave goes green its made many off or pull read right sing sit sleep tell their these those upon us use very wash which |
why wish work would write your |
about better bring carry clean cut done draw drink eight fall far full got grow hold hot hurt if keep kind laugh light long much myself never only own pick seven shall* show six small start ten today together try warm |