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Sight Words 就是英文常用词的意思，除了自然拼读法，Sight Words 是英语阅读的重要 “拐杖”。几乎所有英语为母语的学校，都会专门教孩子学习这些常用词。
掌握了一定数量的 Sight Words，学生就能比较顺利地开始自我阅读了。因为多数儿童读物其中约 75% 的用词就是这些 Sight Words。Sight Words，顾名思义，就是一入视觉就立即能反应的词汇。
Sight Words 是儿童阅读初期的常用词，约有 220 个。它是由美国学者 Dolch 针对英语儿童读物做了系统分析和统计后整理出来的最常使用的词。这些词在英语教科书，图书，报章，杂志中的出现率为 60-85%。
有了这 220 个词，阅读的文章中，就意味着 60% 的单词都认识。
然后再配合相应的阅读难度的书进行阅读练习，就会极大地提高阅读速度，以及阅读流利性，进而会有助于对文章内容的理解。这部分词汇在北美的学校教育中是小学三年级必须要完成的内容，而这些却是中国的英语教学中缺失的部分。按照北美学校的英语教育分级，词汇由易到难列明如下：
a and away big blue can come down find for funny go help here hers I in is it jump little look make me my not one play red run said see the three to two up we where yellow you
all am are at ate be black brown but came did do eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too under want was well went what white who will with yes
after again an any ask as by could every fly from give going had has her him his how just know let live may of old once open over put round some stop take thank them then think walk were when
always around because been before best both buy call cold does don’t fast first five found gave goes green its made many off or pull read right sing sit sleep tell their these those upon us use very wash which wish work would write your
about better bring carry clean cut done draw drink eight fall far full got grow hold hot hurt if keep kind laugh light long much myself never only own pick seven shall show six small start ten today together try warm
The best thing in the world一个外国人自己写的，将美国学者 Dolch 列出的 220 个常见词全部编写在了一篇文章里，并且更厉害的是，他按照 Dolch 的分类将 220 个常见词用不同颜色标注了出来。Once upon a time, there were four brothers who lived in a far away land.Their father was an old king.One day he said, "I will not live long now. Today you must start out into the world. In a year, bring back the best thing you have found. The one who can pick the best thing shall be the new king."一天老国王说：“我不可能长命百岁，现在开始你们必须要开始闯天涯。一年内，把你们发现的最好的东西带回来。谁能把最好的东西带回来，谁就是新国王。” The first brother said, "I will look in every city or town. I will buy the best thing I can for my father."大兄弟说：“我会巡遍每一个城市乡镇。我会把最好的东西买回来献给我的父亲大人。”The next two brothers said, "We will both go on fast ships over the sea. We will find something better."二兄弟和三兄弟说：“我们俩会登上海上快速的舰艇，我们会找到更好的东西。”The last brother said, "I am going to ask the people here in our own land to tell me the best thing."小兄弟说：“我会询问我们国家的子民（什么是）最好的东西。”The other three brothers began to laugh. "Then you will never be king!" They said.其他三个兄弟开始哈哈大笑，嘲笑他说：“你是不会成为国王的。”The last brother started off.When he had gone about six miles, he met a man. "What do you carry in those big bags?" he asked.当他出发了六英里，他遇到了一个男人，他问道：“你的那些大袋子里装了什么啊？”"The best thing in the world," said the man. "These are full of the good nuts which fall from my five nut trees."“是世界上最好的东西”，男人回答，“这些袋子里装满了饱满的坚果，都是从我的五棵坚果树上掉下来的。”"I don't think that would work," said the brother to himself, "I must try again."“我觉得那还不是世界上最好的东西”他自言自语，“我必须再试一次。”The brother went on another seven miles. He found a small brown bird.It had been hurt, so he put it in his coat where it could keep warm.它受伤了，于是他把鸟儿放在他的外套里，那儿可以给他取暖。As he went on, he saw a little girl crying.He ran to meet her. "Why are you crying?" he asked."I want to get some water from the well," she said. "We use so much. We drink cold water. We wash the clothes clean with hot water.“我想从井里打水，”她说.“我们用了太多水。我们喝冷水，用热水洗衣服。But I do not know how to pull it up. Please show me."The brother said,” Hold this bird and I will help you. It does not fly around any more because it got its wing cut."小王子说：“我可以帮你，你帮我拿一下这只小鸟。它不会飞，因为它的翅膀受伤了。”"Thank you. What a pretty bird!" she said."I wish you would give it to me. If you will let me keep it, I will always be very kind to it. I will take care of it myself. I will make it grow well again."“我好希望你可以把小鸟给我，如果你让我保管它，我会对它很好的，我会亲自照顾它。我会让它再次成长的很好。”"Yes, you may have it," said the brother. So he gave her the bird and went on.“好的，你可以拥有它，”小王子说。于是他把小鸟给了小姑娘，继续上路。At night, he went to sleep under a round yellow haystack.When it was light again he walked on.Every day he would walk eight or ten miles.He asked the people about the best thing in the world.Some said it was best to sing. Some said it was best to run and jump and play.有人说最好的东西是唱歌，有人说最美好的事物就是能跑能跳能玩耍。Some said the green grass was best.Some liked the red and blue and white flowers best.One man said the best thing was to ride a black horse.He always stopped to help people who needed it.Soon he made many friends. All the people began to like him.They would say, "See there goes the king's son. He would be just the right kind of king for us."他们说：“看，国王的儿子来了。他正是那种适合我们的好国王。”Every door was open to him. The people would call to him to stop.They would ask him to come and eat with them.After he ate, he would sit down and read to the children.After he read, he showed them how to draw and write.Months went by. He still had no beautiful thing to take to his father.几个月过去了，他还是没能找到精致的东西带给他的父亲大人。Just before the year was done, he went home again.The time came when the king called his sons together."What did you bring?" He asked them all. The other brothers had many beautiful things.“你们都带了什么？”他问所有的儿子。其他几兄弟都拿出来很多精美的物品。"And what did you bring?" said the king to the last brother."This is too funny!" said the other brothers."He has nothing!" But the king was kind to the last brother."What did you bring me?" the king asked again."I bring only the friendship of your people," said the last brother."That is the best thing!" cried his father. "You shall be the new king."“那是最好的东西！”父亲喜极而泣。“你是新的国王！”
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