Use these free Fry Word checklists to help track student progress over the year.
This is another free resource for teachers from The Curriculum Corner.
These Fry Word checklists are great to add to data binders!
Use these forms to track student Fry word progress.
How to Use the Fry Word Checklists
We have included three columns to help you track your students more effectively.
Simply date the top of the column when you give assessments. With these forms, students can each work at their own level! As students progress through word lists, move on to the next level.
I always like to begin the year by completing these checklists with students.
Teachers should not complete the whole packet with students. Instead, start on the 1st 100 words. If students are struggling, you might only do a check on the first 20 words.
You do not want to create frustration by having them work through the entire list of words when we can tell they do not have them mastered.
If students are easily reading the words, we might skip to the second and then third list.
Why we like these Fry Word checklists…
I created these Fry Word progress lists years ago when we were focusing on sight words in my classroom.
Within my class I had a large group of non-readers in my second grade class. I was working with our interventionists to find new strategies that would work with my students.
After many attempts, I found that a large group of my students benefited from targeted sight word practice.
Because of this, I was in search of a way to track their progress. Tracking progress was not only for data purposes but I also found that it was very motivational.
My students loved that these charts gave them an easy to see a visual of their progress.
These tracking sheets became motivational for my students. This wasn’t my original intent in their creation but a benefit that was so important to me!
Download the Check-Off Sheets Below:
***** Fry Lists 1-10 *****
Fry Progress Master List
This form can be used to keep track of which Fry list each student is currently working on mastering. Available as a PDF or word document. Print the PDF and hand write your student names or use the word document so you can electronically add your student names.
Download the progress tracking pages below:
***Fry Progress Word Document***
**Fry Progress PDF Document**
Once we have completed a section of the checklist with students, we make Fry Word Stacks to help students practice. If you are looking for an effective way to help students master their Fry Words, take a look at Fry Word Stacks.
You might also be interested in our complete Fry Word Collection. You will find an assortment of resources including games within this post.
Marta Galindo says
This an amazing site for teachers, as well as coordinators that work with curriculum.
Aretha says
Thanks for all the documents. I won’t be creating any this year. The documents I’ve looked over and saved will definitely help in tracking students in every aspect of my teaching.
Michele says
Thank you so much for these! I love them!
By any chance do you ladies happen to have any high frequency word lists in Spanish? ( I thought I would ask)
Jill & Cathy says
Hi Michele! Thanks, but no we don’t have Fry lists in Spanish. Something we will think about adding though!
Michelle says
Exactly what I was looking for for fluency. By chance do you have the word on a separate word card list?
Jill & Cathy says
Hi Michelle,
We don’t have them on a separate list right now, but will put that on our to-do list (which is currently kind of long). We have always just copied an extra checklist page or used our cards (stacked in order) for students to read from for assessments. Good idea, though! Thanks!
Sonja Virden says
This is wonderful! (The site I mean.) WHAT?! Yesterday at our PLC someone used one of your helpful lists and I had to research the name at the bottom of the page…VOILA! What a relief to a second year teacher, that I will not have to fork over my next paycheck to get help for my little angels! Thank you!
Tiffani says
Thank you for the great resources!
Mariela Freay says
Thank you for these lists and progress reports. It is exactly what I was looking for.
Megan Wolfe says
Homeschooling mom is very thankful for your awesome site!
Traci says
These are great! Thank you for sharing!
Patti Harvey says
Great resources you have created! Thank you, Keep up the great work!
Meredith Weibel says
Thanks so much for these amazing resources! I just noticed an error in the Fry Lists 1-10 document (which I love!)-word 148 should be form not farm.
Meredith Weibel says
farm is word 376
Jill & Cathy says
Hi, Meredith! We have checked multiple lists and are finding it both ways. What resource to you have that shows form? We will look into it farther. Thanks!
Meredith Weibel says
Hi! I used http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/fry-words-complete-list/view/, http://www.timrasinski.com/presentations/dr_edward_fry_instant_word_list_-_high_frequency_words.pdf, & the book https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Teachers-Book-Lists-4th/dp/0130884065. I searched for the original Fry list but couldn’t find it. I apologize if I am wrong! Thanks again for the resources! 🙂 Meredith
Jill & Cathy says
Hi Meredith! Thanks for letting us know your concerns. We have checked several sources and found it both ways. That said, we will leave ours the way it is for now since it would require us to change quite a few of our Fry resources. Not sure why there are two versions?? So sorry!!