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Why These Words?
Popper words teach children to instantly recognize the 220 Basic Sight Vocabulary Words which they must know in order to become good readers. Research shows that these words make up 75% of all words used in first grade reading books, and 65% of all other primary books.

Each of the 220 words must "pop" into the child's head the instant he/she sees a given word. If they are to "pop," the child cannot stop to spell or sound. If a word does not "pop," the child is told the word at once. Telling the child immediately is the only way to teach effectively.

The easier words, in set one, are for the average child in first grade, and the harder words, in set two, are for second grade.



Set I
then
but
get
I
this
so
two
all
said
little
before
into
cut
yes
will
lock
six
red
her
his
from
three
round
an
one
just
around
saw
after
green
do
ride
ten
going
blue
too
see
or
are
by
had
up
on
cold
as
ask
come
we
no
to
me
its
my
funny
for
some
not
here
who
of
sleep
your
yellow
walk
can
at
call
did
stop
long
and
the
run
play
old
in
is
fly
you
good
brown
him
go
she
white
be
big
black
myself
help
down
it
a
he
today
that
like
they
four
soon
pretty
away
if
under
them
jump
was
make
when
eat
  
 



Set II
want
clean
hurt
try
done
five
eight
goes
again
made
kind
their
have
been
don't
say
carry
because
fast
upon
what
off
may
many
best
must
there
better
grow
start
once
shall
were
read
our
us
pick
find
write
open
which
wish
does
wash
now
small
drink
pull
let
would
with
together
work
why
gave
live
those
take
am
found
always
only
both
well
ate
first
cut
there
has
show
over
sit
bring
tell
sing
give
full
hold
please
seven
came
own
got
put
hot
went
much
light
new
draw
far
know
buy
thank
fall
every
right
could
very
keep
how
use
any
about
warm
never
ran
where
think
laugh


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