With more than 210 words, DOLCH words, are the words that a child in a given level should be able to read.
According to recent research 25% of the words we read and write are made up of 12 DOLCH words, while 50% of those words are made up from about 100 DOLCH words.
Separated into 5 levels with each level color coded for easy recognition.
| Number of | Estimated Reading |
| 0-75 | Pre-primer |
| 76-120 | Primer |
| 121-170 | 1st Grade |
| 171-210 | 2nd Grade |
| Over 210 | 3rd Grade |