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  2. Dolch word list - Wikipedia

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    These lists of words are still assigned for memorization in elementary schools in America and elsewhere. Although most of the 220 Dolch words are phonetic, children are sometimes told that they can't be "sounded out" using common sound-to-letter phonics patterns and have to be learned by sight; hence the alternative term, "sight word".

  3. Sight word - Wikipedia

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    Sight words account for a large percentage (up to 75%) of the words used in beginning children's print materials. [6] [7] The advantage for children being able to recognize sight words automatically is that a beginning reader will be able to identify the majority of words in a beginning text before they even attempt to read it; therefore, allowing the child to concentrate on meaning and ...

  4. Test of Word Reading Efficiency Second Edition - Wikipedia

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    Test Of Word Efficiency (TOWRE) was first developed and published by Joseph K Torgesen, Richard Wagner and Carl Rashotte in 1999. [1] After its popularity and acclamation, [3] its second revision version was published in 2012 which is known as Test of Word Efficiency second edition (TOWRE - 2).

  5. Kindergarten - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Peabody founded the first English-language kindergarten in the US in 1860. [20] The first free kindergarten in the US was founded in 1870 by Conrad Poppenhusen, a German industrialist and philanthropist, who also established the Poppenhusen Institute.

  6. Eye rhyme - Wikipedia

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    An eye rhyme, also called a visual rhyme or a sight rhyme, is a rhyme in which two words are spelled similarly but pronounced differently. [1]Many older English poems, particularly those written in Early Modern and Middle English, contain rhymes that were originally true or full rhymes, but as read by modern readers, they are now eye rhymes because of shifts in pronunciation, especially the ...

  7. Wikipedia : Language learning centre/5000 most common words

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    These are 1100 of the most common words in American English in order of usage. This can be a particularly useful list when starting to learn a new language and will help prioritise creating sentences using the words in other languages to ensure that you develop your core quickly.

  8. Sight-reading - Wikipedia

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    The ability to sight-read partly depends on a strong short-term musical memory. [5] An experiment on sight reading using an eye tracker indicates that highly skilled musicians tend to look ahead further in the music, storing and processing the notes until they are played; this is referred to as the eye–hand span.

  9. Three Little Words (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Three Little Words" is a popular song with music by Harry Ruby and lyrics by Bert Kalmar, published in 1930. The Rhythm Boys (including Bing Crosby ), accompanied by the Duke Ellington orchestra, recorded it on August 26, 1930 [ 1 ] and it enjoyed great success. [ 2 ]