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Ready-made Dolch word sheets rarely match what your learner is working on. Upload a list, a worksheet photo or a PDF and get flashcards you can review on screen or print.

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Printable sight word cards, built from your own list

Teachers and parents often want printable Dolch words flashcards that are ready to cut out, but a generic sheet can't match the exact words a child is working on this week.

Cards come from the word lists you upload, not a fixed template
Each card can be reviewed on screen before you print
Missed words return more often through spaced repetition
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Example Dolch sight word flashcards

How many words are on the basic Dolch sight word list?220 words, grouped by grade level from pre-primer through third grade, plus a separate list of 95 nouns.

Which Dolch word is the article used before a noun, as in "___ dog"?"a" (or "the"). Both are articles, and they are among the most frequent words in beginning reading.

Why is "said" hard to sound out?Its vowel sound doesn't follow the usual spelling pattern, so learners memorize its shape rather than decoding it.

How do the Dolch basic words differ from the Dolch nouns?Basic words are mostly function words like "the" and "and" that are hard to picture. The 95 nouns name concrete things like "ball" or "house".

How should sight word review be scheduled?Short daily sessions, with missed cards repeated more often. Spaced repetition schedules this automatically.

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Built from your material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, slides, notes or a photo of a page. The text is read and turned into flashcards for the exact words you need.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back more often, so practice time goes to the words that are still hard.

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Add your word list

Upload a file or photo of the Dolch words you are studying, or paste them in as plain text.

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Dolch sight words are the high-frequency words that early readers are expected to recognize on sight, such as "the," "said" and "because." Many of them don't sound out cleanly, so repeated exposure matters more than phonics rules. Generating cards from your own list keeps the set focused on the right level.

Start with the list your child brings home, check the cards for anything you want to change, and print the set when it looks right. Short daily sessions with the missed words repeated are a practical routine.