Sight Words Progress Calculator

Work out sight words progress instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Sight Words Progress Calculator

Progress is mastered words over list length, and the finish estimate divides the words remaining by the weekly mastery rate. Sight words are learned by recognition rather than decoding, so a steady weekly count is a better predictor of finishing than time spent reading.

Formulas

Progress

progress % = mastered / total words x 100

Weeks to finish

weeks = (total - mastered) / words mastered per week

Worked example

With the default values below, Sight Words Progress Calculator returns List mastered of 64.0%. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Words on the listminimum 1: 100
Words already masteredminimum 0: 64
New words mastered per weekminimum 0.1: 5

Results

List mastered: 64.0%
Words still to learn: 36
Weeks to finish at current pace: 7.2
Outlook: About 8 more weeks at this pace

Step by step

1Values used
2Progress
3Weeks to finish
4List mastered= 64.0
5Words still to learn= 36
6Weeks to finish at current pace= 7.2
7Outlook= About 8 more weeks at this pace

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Sight Words Progress figure worked out?

progress % = mastered / total words x 100. Progress is mastered words over list length, and the finish estimate divides the words remaining by the weekly mastery rate.

Why does this matter?

Sight words are learned by recognition rather than decoding, so a steady weekly count is a better predictor of finishing than time spent reading.

What do I need to enter?

Enter words on the list, words already mastered, new words mastered per week. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.