Fry's List of 1000 words
Added: 28 Aug 2014
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Assessment
A list of the most used words in reading and writing according to Fry. Ten levels with twenty-five words in each based on frequency of use and difficulty.
How it maps to the curriculum
- in
- English
Strand: Reading
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- build up a sight vocabulary of common words from personal experience, from experience of environmental print, and from books read
Suggestions for use: Use as an assessment activity, as part of a word wall or as a basis for playing word games. Alternatively use to stimulate the formation on sentences meaningful to the child and which draw on personal experience.
