Phrases and Short Sentences for Repeated Reading Practice

First 100 Words
These phrases contain the first 100 words from the Fry Instant Word List (1980), which represent 50 percent of all the words children encounter in elementary school reading. Repeated reading of a few phrases per week gives students practice reading high-frequency words and developing fluency and general proficiency. These phrases may be written on sentence strips, transparencies, or on a chart for use in literacy center or small group instructional setting.

The people                   Look for some people.
Write it down.               By the water
So there you are.           Who will make it?
You and I                      A long time
What will they do?        He called me.
Have you seen it?          We had their dog.
What did they say?        One more time
When would you go?     No way
All day long                   A number of people
One or two                     It’s about time.
How long are they?        More than the other
Up in the air                   Come and get it.
How many words?         Which way?
Part of the time               This is a good day.
He has it.                         Can you see?
Sit down.                         If we were older
Now and then                  But not me
 Not now                          With his mom
At your house                  From my room
As big as the first            It’s been a long time.
Will you be good?          When will we go?
Give them to me.            Then we will go.
From here to there          Now is the time.
An angry cat                   More people
May I go first?               Write your name.
Go down.                      This is my cat.       
That dog is big.               Did you like it?
Get on the bus.                Two of us
When did they go?          Did you see it?
The first word                  She said to go.
How did they get it?        I like him.
Each of us                        Number two
Out of the water              What are these?
Look up.                          We were here.
There was an old man.    All or some
Could you go?                 It may fall down.
A long way to go             We like to write.
See the water         For some of your people
Into the water                  But not for me

Source: Rasinski, Timothy V. (2003). The Fluent Reader.
New York: Scholastic Professional Books.