100EZ is a great LAUNCHER for people who will read well. If you have dyslexic readers, 100EZ will NOT CUT IT.
People, ALL PEOPLE, read from visual memory. They read “whole word.” Sounding out is for spelling, or just to get you started so you can grab the context clues. (Phonics should be taught K-12 though, especially if you aren’t doing Latin.) MOST kids MEMORIZE the whole word WHILE they’re learning the phonics. It’s a SIDE EFFECT. Phonics didn’t make reading happen.
However, if your child has poor visual memory or is dyslexic or has language processing issues so the “context” clues don’t work, you’re in for a LONG HAUL. Each word they learn will come through Mama’s sweat and will have slowly chipped away at her sanity. (Hundreds of flashcard repetitions; if your child is really severe, you will need an APP.)
If your child is in this camp, it really, REALLY matters what sight words ARE NOT in your reading program :
Dolch Words Organized by 100EZ Lesson #
WORD version of the below info: 100EZ and dolch)
3 am
6 me
7 at
10 see
11 eat
13 read
15 sit
16 is
17 this, that
18 the
24 on, not, in, an, can
26 if, and
27 run
29 it
30 little
32 will, with, we
———end K—————-
34 I, got
36 said, she
38 ate, made
39 did, now
40 was, hot
41 has
42 his, him, he
43 had, no, go
44 old
45 take
46 of, make, give, have
47 or, for, cold, gave
48 to
49 far
50 us
52 came, are
54 do
55 those, down, went, let, get
56 red, then, them
57 there, this, well, big
58 be, how
59 but, like, sleep, ten
60 walk, stop, five
61 you, live
62 into, yes
63 they, her, find
64 bring, up
65 over, going
66 must
67 some, come, ever, never, soon, jump
68 every, start, tell
69 stop, back
70 when, under, away, white
71 look, there
72 my, fly
73 where
78 black, sing
79 very, here
81 fast, as
84 were, good
85 after
88 from
90 our, out
91 say, want, play
94 don’t, green
96 found, around
98 too
100 thank
Assuming the child remembers all the words he encountered in 100EZ, here are the Dolch words NOT seen anywhere in all 100 lessons:
Pre-primer: blue, funny, help, one, three, two, yellow
Primer: all, brown, four, get, please, pretty, ride, saw, what, who
1st grade: again, any, ask, by, could, giving, just, once, open, put, round, think
2nd grade: always, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, does, first, goes, its, many, off, pull, right, their, these, upon, use, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your
3rd grade: about, better, carry, clean cut, done, draw, drink, sight, fall, full, grow, hold, hurt, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, today, together, try, warm
Here’s the WORD version: 100EZ and dolch