This list is a great prompt when children are practising their writing. It's also perfect for general revision! High-frequency words are used every day, so it's best to teach children these words early. Simply print out this sheet for reference and distribute one on each classroom table. Children can then refer to this whilst completing independent writing tasks

Commonly kids learn to start speaking aged 12 months, however, we can start teaching them to communicate within the first few days of their lives…Another fun way to help your child to learn these high frequency words is to choose a handful of the words and encourage them to make a silly sentence which contains as many of them as possible! Beginning in Reception, children will be given around 45 high frequency words to learn over the course of the year to recognise and read. Learning these words forms an important part of phonics lessons. As they progress through Year 1 and 2, the list of high frequency words for children to know expands. We spend time mastering each list of high frequency words with lots of explicit practice and repetition. We use them in sentences, recite fun poems, write and rewrite the words, play spelling games, and more.

A little learner also needs to learn other words which they’ll use to combine and make phrases with… words for actions (verbs), locations (prepositions), and descriptions (adjectives/adverbs)... try these first word cards and vehicles cards for other words for little ones to learn… Both lists are completely appropriate for young learners, but Fry’s is considered a little more up to date and includes words young learners will see more today. Both are great to use and in fact, include many of the same words!So whichever list you prefer, the most important thing is to be consistent with your instruction and to teach these words in conjunction with your phonics instruction, if possible. Related Posts The Letters and Sounds assessment taken in Year 1 of UK Primary Education tests both children's level of phonic knowledge and their ability to read unseen words based on the sounds they already know.