Coming into First Grade your child should be able to read these words:

a
all
am
and
are
as
at
but
can
day
do
dog
for
go
got
had
hat
have
he
her
his
hot
I
in
is
it
like
look
me
my
of
on
out
said
see
she
so
that
the
then
they
to
took
up
was
we
went
what
with
you

color words:
black
white
green
red
blue
yellow
pink
purple
orange
brown

By the end of the year your child should be able to read the Kindergarten words, plus this list of First Grade words:

after
an
ask
away
back
be
before
by
came
come
could
cut
did
don't
from
get
has
here
him
how
I'm
if
into
just
little
make
man
mother
no
not
now
or
our
over
play
put
saw
than
them
there
this
too
us
very
when
where
who
will
yes
your

Number words:
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten