220 Dolch Words & ASL Sign Language

Teaching my daughter to read, I discover that the shorter the word the more rules it is likely to break. Phonetics seems to make little since. Digging deeper I discover that the teaching technique for reading is to focus on both memorization & phonetics, leading me to Dolch words. On a side note, I have become a big advocate of sign language as a teaching aid to understanding both in communication & logic. While teaching her Dolch words via flash cards, I notice that giving her a sign helps her remember. She sometimes remembers just the sign and other times the English word. Baffling to me, teaching her more made learning easier & understanding quicker. She knows the 220 Dolch words and should achieve the speed I desire by Christmas before we begin the Dolch Nouns. She is 4 & a half years old. A lot of patience and focus on keeping learning interesting has propelled my daughter who has already read 6 different books on her own (Biscuit, Green Eggs & Ham, Time to Get Dressed, Gossie, Brown Bear, & A Kiss for Little Bear). Although I understand that most Dolch words have little place in ASL Sign Language but are part of SEE Sign Language, I believe both have their place in learning. I have created a word list with links to the signs for the word on Signing Savvy. The numbers after the word represent the different meanings of each word. Talking about the different meanings of the word also made learning more fun. My daughter will point out the words that have the same sign as well as the words with several signs. I am not fluent in sign but I have loved taking the little knowledge of sign I have and using it to facilitate the education of my daughter.

220 Dolch Words
a about 1 2 after again all always am an and any are around as ask 1 2 3 at ate away be because been before 1 2 3 best better big black 1 2 blue both bring brown but buy by call 1 2 3 4 came can 1 2 carry 1 2 clean cold come could cut 1 2 did do does	done 1 2 don't down draw 1 2 drink eat eight every fall 1 2 far fast 1 2 find first 1 2 five fly 1 2 3 for found four from full 1 2 funny gave get 1 2 give go 1 2 goes going good got green grow had has have he help her 1 2 here him 1 2 his hold 1 2 hot how hurt	I if in into is it its jump just 1 2 3 keep kind 1 2 know laugh let light 1 2 3 4 like 1 2 3 little 1 2 3 live long look 1 2 made make many may 1 2 3 me much must my myself never new no 1 2 not now 1 2 of off old on once one only open or our	out over own pick play 1 2 please pretty pull put ran read red ride 1 2 right 1 2 3 round run 1 2 said saw 1 2 say see seven shall she show 1 2 sing sit six sleep small so some soon 1 2 start stop take 1 2 tell 1 2 3 ten thank that the their them then there	these they think this those three to today together too 1 2 try 1 2 two under up upon us use very 1 2 walk want warm was wash we well 1 2 went were what 1 2 3 when where which white 1 2 who why will 1 2 3 wish with work 1 2 would 1 2 write yellow yes you your