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Common Words Children Use When Writing

Some children have spend so long trying to spell correctly that it causes their writing content to suffer.  Children should be able to spell the following words.  The list could also be displayed in a common area where the child could quickly find the word and know its spelling.

a
about
after
all
am
an
and
are
around
as
at
back
be
because
but
by
came
can
could
day
did
didn't
do
don't
down
for
from
get
go
got
had
have
he
her
him
his
home
house

I
if
in
into
is
it
just
know
like
little
man
me
mother
my
no
not
now
of
on
one
or
our
out
over
people
put
said
saw
school
see
she
so
some
that
the
them
then
there
they

things
think
this
time
to
too
two
up
us
very
was
we
well
went
were
what
when
who
will
with
would
you
your

Source:

From Hillerich, R.L. (1978).  A Writing Vocabulary of Elementary Children.  Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.

 
From Jerry L. Johns and Susan Davis Lenski, Improving Reading: Strategies and Resources (3rd ed.). Copyright 2001 Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

 
 
 
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