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The Phonics program we are using is called CKLA. It uses the term Tricky Words instead of Sight Words. They are the same thing. These are words where not all of them can be sounded out. You have to know them by sight. I have listed the Kindergarten and 1st grade words. Please make sure that your child knows the Kindergarten Tricky Words before moving them to the 1st grade list. You will also notice that many of these words are repeated from Kindergarten to 1st grade as well as on the Dolch list. You can put these words on notecards and use them as flashcards.

 

Kindergarten:           1st Grade:

 

a                        he

all                       my 

from                    the

of                       why

one                      she

the                      they

was                      who

are                      once

here                     to

I                         we

word                     are

says                      you

once                      two

no                        were

said                      one

so                        be

there                     do

to                        a

were                      no

what                      some

when                      your

where                     have

which                     I

why                       says

be                        which

by                        their

he                        so

me                        where

my                        of

she                       there

their                      me

they                      by

we                        all

you                       was

your                      when

                          from

                          word

                          said

                          what

                          here

                          today

                          yesterday

                          tomorrow

                          cow

                          down

                          because

                          could

                          should

                          would

                          how

                          picture

                          stagecoach

                          Sunday

                          Monday

                          Tuesday

                          Wednesday

                          Thursday

                          Friday

                          Saturday