Rebecca Sitton "No Excuses" Words

There's one thing upon which we can all agree - it's time to improve students' spelling. Writing that lacks spelling literacy is not much of a rehearsal for filling out job applications or for writing in the real world. No matter how beautifully students express their ideas in writing, a reader is likely to discount a message that is riddled with misspellings and sometimes, unfortunately, also discount the author of the message. Rebecca Sitton

Rebecca Sitton words are everyday highest frequency writing words. The following are the 100 highest frequency writing words:

the of and a to in is you that it
he for was on are as with his they at
be this from I have or by one had not
but what all were when we there can an your
which their said if do will each about how up
out them then she many some so these would other
into has more her two like him see time could
no make than first been its who now people my
made over did down only way find use may water
long little very after words called just where most know

County Line Elementary is implementing Rebecca Sitton's approach to learning and correctly spelling high frequency words. There are 1200 words in her program. Third grade is responsible for words 131 through 265 this year which are listed below.

Words 131 to 265
hand feet land enough life boy once animal without side
took four head above kind began almost live page got
earth need far however high year mother light country hear
let night picture being study second soon story since white
ever paper hard sentence near better best across father today
it's sure knew children told young sun thing whole during
put heard several change answer try why felt place well
such here take example went away again off different old
big great tell between say small every found still men
name should home number give air line set own under
read last never important left end along while might next
sound below saw something keep both few those always show
large often asked together house don't world want school us
until form food thought going          

 

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