Read and write first 25 high-frequency words: I, a, the, see, my, like, to, is, can, and, we, go, on, in, it, me, you, are, this, will, that, with, for, of, was

Read on sight and produce in writing (using letter cards or copying) the first 25 high-frequency words from the Dolch/Fry overlap.

Mastery threshold

95%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60

Prereqs

No prereqs — this is an entry skill.

Successors

Common misconceptions

Trying to phonetically decode 'the' (will not work — /θ/ digraph not yet learned)
Confusing 'I' (capital) with 'l' (lowercase)
Confusing visually similar pairs: 'was'/'saw', 'on'/'no', 'we'/'me'

Exercise pool (4)

Diff	Stem	Type
2	Read these words aloud: I, see, my, the, a	read aloud
2	Build the word 'see' with magnetic letters, then 'my'.	build
2	Read these words aloud: like, to, is, can, and	read aloud
3	Use 'can' in a sentence: 'I can ___.'	sentence frame