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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. Pantographia - Wikipedia

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   Bastarda and Bengali print in Fry's Pantographia. Pantographia, with the full title being Pantographia; containing accurate copies of all the known alphabets in the world; together with an English explanation of the peculiar force or power of each letter, is the title of a 1799 work on writing systems and typography by Edmund Fry, one of the most learned of the English typefounders of his day.

5. Talk:Most common words in English - Wikipedia

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   In chapter "Parts_of_speech" it says "The following is the same list subdivided by part of speech." while it is not the same list as the list provided in the chapter "100 most common words". 1. there are 114 words in the lower list, not 100. 2. The words in one list do not match the words in another.

6. Fry readability formula - Wikipedia

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   A rendition of the Fry graph. The Fry readability formula (or Fry readability graph) is a readability metric for English texts, developed by Edward Fry. [1] The grade reading level (or reading difficulty level) is calculated by the average number of sentences (y-axis) and syllables (x-axis) per hundred words. These averages are plotted onto a ...

7. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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   cite, sight and site. A sight is something seen; a site is a place. To cite is to quote or list as a source. Standard: You are a sight for sore eyes. Standard: I found a list of the sights of Rome on a tourist site. Standard: Please cite the sources you used in your essay. Standard: You must travel to the site of the dig to see the dinosaur bones.