The order we teach graphemes and phonemes t


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


m i


c f r


th nk oo


a n k e j


z


ay ar


s o u l j


ch ee or


d p b h y x


igh air


g


sh w


ng ow ir


High frequency words


In Reception, your child will be given between 50 - 100 high-frequency words to learn over the year – the aim is for them to be able to recognise these words and to be able to read them. Children learn these words as part of their phonics lessons and may also bring high-frequency words home to read.


High-frequency words are common words, words that appear very often in written texts. They are a mixture of decodable words (words that can be sounded out) and tricky / exception words (words in which the English spelling code works in an unusual or uncommon way, which means the words have to be learned and recognised by sight).


It is really important that children learn how to read these words as they will make up a large proportion of the words they will be reading in everyday texts. They also need to learn to spell these words as they will find they will need to use them a great deal in their writing.


The top 100 high-frequency words (in order of frequency of use) are: a


the was that what not do


don’t just


could help


and you with there then me


come now


house mrs


they all out


were down will


came old


called


to on we this go


dad into


about too


here


said she can have little big


back got by off


in is


are


went as


when from their day


asked


he for up be no It’s


children oh


made saw


I at


had like


mum looked him


people time make


of


his my


some one very mr


your I’m an


it


but her so


them look get put if


see


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