This is a word that occurs often in text. It can be regular or irregular. This type of word does not follow consistent grapheme/phoneme correspondences. There is at least one part of this word where the grapheme/phoneme correspondence is so irregular that it does not make sense to teach as a phonics pattern. This type of word follows consistent grapheme/phoneme correspondences. Instruction for this type of word requires explicit and systematic phonics instruction. A word that is known automatically. Very little cognitive load is used to recognize this type of word. 1. Regular Word 2. Irregular Word 3. High-Frequency Word 4. Sight Word