Threshold Vocabulary weekly lists for 2009-10 (random sort 3)

Folsom Cordova Unified School District909 Mormon Street, Folsom CA 95630

916.985.7700

Threshold Vocabulary

2009-10

1,000 words from the General Service List that students of all ages should recognize.

Randomly sorted into 18 lists for words 1-500And 18 lists for words 501-1000

Native English-speakers from homes with educated caretakerslearn about 1,000 words a year.

That means kindergarteners begin schoolrecognizing about 4,000 words.

English learners andchildren from limited-language homes

need to quickly catch up!

These 1,000 words comprise at least 75% of any written material…at any grade level.

Many readers who struggle with comprehension can decode a word,but since the word is not in their “receptive word banks”,

they don’t understand what they’ve sounded out.

If students recognize these words,they can devote their attention to the new vocabulary that is introduced every week

in reading, math, science, and social studies —the academic vocabulary.

Each week, a teacher should find a way to work 28 of the words into the talk andinteraction of the classroom. Teachers will find ways to adjust what they cover,based on what they know about their own students. Teachers will also discover

quick strategies for working these words into the students’ auditory world.Each year, the threshold words will be re-sorted into different random

combinations, creating opportunities for new understandings.

Reading coaches will provide sample activities each month during the year.These samples will be put on the website for future use.

Variations of these lists are easy to produce for teachers to print out. Fornewcomers, there is a list that is printed in frequency order,

from 1-1000 and 1001 to 2000

While these words are essential for English learners, teachers will find thattheir English-only students will also benefit.

These are the threshold words, the base on which comprehension is built.We often assume children have previously been exposed to these words.

Let’s make sure.

Susie Schaffer, Judy Lewis, Sina Chau-Pech, 985-7700

Week #1

Threshold Vocabulary 2009-10 Weekly Lists Folsom Cordova Unified School District

activeamountcenturycomedaydogroundhearholdindustrymarketmeanmightnextoffer

operationownpresidentschoolsincesmallthoughtowardtraintrywhatwhichyoung

General Service List 1st 1000, randomly sorted into lists 1-18 (first 500) and 19-36 (2nd 500)Goal: Receptive "word bank" (recognition)Contact: Susie Schaffer, 985-7700 x197, Sina Chau-Pech, 985-7700 x205

Week #2


answeratbetterdetermineearlyendfirmfreehehowimportantlimitlinelocalmusic

nearoldprepareproducereasonsouthstudenttaxthuswaywifeyearyou


Week #3


behindbookbyfriendfromhandhaveknowletterlittlelovemeetmemberororder

partpropertyreportresultseeserviceshouldsubjectsurfaceteachthisviewworld


Week #4


aboutafterandcompleteeveneverexperienceeyefirehousekindlightmaymomentnumber

perprovidepurposereadseemsetstilltotalunderstandwallwatchwaterwhile


Week #5


actionalreadybestboardbusinessclasscontrolcoverdrawhopelargeleavemattermuchnew

peacepersonplanprobablequiteshespiritstagestudytherethingusualwhen


Week #6


agoanythingbreakcountrydirectdriveeachentireforgivegrouphighhoweverlastlate

likenecessarynightnonowsocialsocietytestusewestwhowholewithout


Week #7


almostbeginboybuildcolorconsidercontinuedoorfarfullgodhomeincludejustlead

livemakematerialnotorganizeotherreturnsamesoundspeaktermtreatwhere


Week #8


amongcostcourtdoctorfactgohistoryidealetmanagemindminutemonthobserveparticular

politicalpublicruleshortsomethingsystemthinkthroughtodaytootruewaitwithin


Week #9


alwaysaroundawaybodycausecentercollegedeathdepartmenteasyheadIifleastmust

onceoutoutsidepartyplantpressuresituationsuccesssuchsupportsurethatwalk


Week #10


acrossappearbecomebigcarcityclaimconcerneffecteitherfeelgirlgreathelplearn

ofoftenonepositionremainrestseveralstreettaketheturntypewrite


Week #11


addartbelievebetweenbutclearcommoncompanyexamplefightfollowforcegrowhardhere

intolowmeasureoffpeoplepictureraterecentrisesensestartuntilup


Week #12


aableagainagainstageagreealongarmbecausedarkeducationfallfewfigurefind

futuregeneralincreaselevelloseneednotesecondspecialtounitewhywill


Week #13


ascallcarechangechurchdanceenoughfacefarmgethalfinlandlesslie

moneymorningmothermovenatureofficepastpayplaypresentproblemshallthey


Week #14


bebeforedifferentfamilyfootgoodkeeplifemodernneverpossibleprogramputratherreach

recordrightsidesothanthentimetoptownweekwellworkyet


Week #15


althoughcarrycutdifferenceduringeveryfieldfrontfurthergoverninformlookmorenamepass

powerroadrunsaysendshowstandtabletalkunderwhitewithwould


Week #16


aboveanotheranybackbothcancasechildeffortexpecthourhumaninterestitnation

overperhapsplacequestionreceivesitstepstopstrongthesewantwomanword


Week #17


actairbearcertainclosecouldcoursedealdevelopexplainfatherfirstformhappenlaw

manypointregardreligionservesomestatetelltogetheruniversityveryvoicewhether


Week #18


actualallalsoaskbringchargeconditiondownlongmanmostnothingononlyopen

realrememberroomsimplethoseuponvaluewarwe


Week #19


arguearmycattlecombinedecidedependentdinnerdropenemyequalimmediatelistenmissoperateprivate

properradioredriderockscenesheltershopsignalsoftspreadstorytitle


Week #20


blackbluebrightcheckclubdegreedutyelseexamineexerciseextendframeglasshallheart

holeindeedmotoropinionpromiseproposereasonablesleepsmilestandardstickwarmwear


Week #21


afternoonbelowblockboatcoolcriticdesirediedirectoreastfreedominfluenceladylanguagelatter

norprettyreducerespectshapesoldiersomeonespendsuitsupposetemperatureweaponyouth


Week #22


advantageaheadattendattentionbeautychoicecircleconsciouscrydatedrinkdryexperimentfinishfloor

forwardhorseinchleftmatchpracticalrealizerelationseastaffstocktradetrip


Week #23


audienceballbrothercatchdetaildiscussioneverythingextentfixflyheavyjudgekilllotmass

mouthneithernewspaperoilquickreadyrepresentriverrollshipsolidwageyes


Week #24


acceptaffairagencyalonecentcounteatemployeeeventfameforgetgunhonorlossmaster

medicalobjectpoetpricepullpurerecognizestationsufferthickwesternwinwindow


Week #25


beatbillbloodbottomcrowddescribedivisiondollarenterexactfavorfoodhairhanghardly

kitchenknowledgeperformpracticereflectrelatereplyseasonsightsingthrowtouchwonder


Week #26


animalbarbasisbedcampcoatdogdueespeciallyexistfailgreenhospitallacklock

markmountainmurderoriginremarkskillsquaresurprisethereforetruthvariousvoteworth


Week #27


admitarrivechancechoosecrossdifficultenjoyfeedfitgovernorgrowthinsideoccasionperformancepopular

proverapidrelativeshakesonsoonstaystorethintoothunlessworryyard


Week #28


advancearticlebankbasecleancommitteeenglishescapeextremefinegashilllistliteraturemanner

mentionmilemoralpaintpolicepreventproductionraceseatsecretseparatesortwide


Week #29


accordaccountallowapprovearrangeaveragecapitalcharactercomfortdefenseexceptexpensefamiliarhappyimportance

insteadnonepermitpopulationproductraisesciencesearchsingletrialvisitweakwrong


Week #30


balancecoldcomposecouncildestroydifficultydiscussdistrictearthencourageessentialfearfilmgardenhit

husbandlaughnorthparentpickpleaserefuseregularspeedstrengthsummersununion


Week #31


anyonebitcomparedangerdeclaredreameffectiveeveryoneexistencegainimaginejoinleglengthmain

patternpostqualityrepeatsalesellsharespacestraighttelephonetendtreeweight


Week #32


abilitycaptainchiefcorneredgeemployexciteexpressfastforeignfrequentimproveislandmachinemanufacture

marriagemiddlepagepainpaperpoundprofessionsecretaryshouldertroublewashwhateverwish


Week #33


associationavoidbattlebottlecommandcontaindeepelectricengineerfairfillhandlehothotelking

laylikelyloadpatientpoolrecommendreferroundspotspringstrangestrikesuggest


Week #34


addressapplybadbasicbroadburnbuydeaddecisiondirectiondiscoverdistancedustelectionflow

idealmemoryofficeropportunitypoorprogresssignslightsometimessongsuddensupplytravel


Week #35


attackattemptbehaviorcitizenclothedemanddresseveningfaithformerhealthinternationaljusticemaybenews

officialparkperfectpiecequietreplacesavesettlesharpshootslowunitwine


Week #36


beyondbridgecurrentdailydependdoubtfingergameguestheatmarrymeremodelnoticepoem

presspushrepresentativeresponsiblesampleserioussizewavewind


General Services List, 1st 1000 (with frequency number and mark if in Houghton Mifflin, K-5)Alphabetical order

Folsom Cordova Unified School District

a 5 Kability 945 5able 425 1about 51 1above 384 1accept 509 2accord 590account 607across 404 2act 273action 297active 310 2actual 420 5add 388 2address 833 Kadmit 1000advance 739advantage 926 2affair 879after 83 1afternoon 861 4again 171 1against 157 1age 372agency 875ago 460 2agree 401 1ahead 915 3air 429 2all 32 1allow 515 4almost 255 3alone 558 Kalong 305already 421 1also 82 1although 352 5always 237 1among 294amount 498and 4 Kanimal 814 Kanother 140 4answer 412 4any 70 1anyone 730 4anything 406 4appear 306 1

apply 528approve 919argue 688 1arm 402 Karmy 702 5around 174 1arrange 741arrive 788 2art 277article 976 2as 16 2ask 158association 647at 20 Kattack 645 4attempt 580attend 862 4attention 613 2audience 802 2average 671avoid 962away 239 1back 90 Kbad 588balance 864 2ball 836 Kbank 772 2bar 792base 790basic 572 4basis 595battle 993 4be 2 2bear 466 Kbeat 989 4beauty 503 4because 101 1become 121 4bed 752 Kbefore 88 1begin 141 1behavior 942 4behind 443 Kbelieve 308 2below 737 2best 315better 261 2between 126 2

beyond 633 3big 262bill 766bit 939black 586 Kblock 868 Kblood 784 4blue 664 Kboard 374 2boat 726 Kbody 320 1book 373 1both 125 1bottle 999 4bottom 991 1boy 263 Kbreak 413 1bridge 856 1bright 881 Kbring 218 2broad 909brother 775 Kbuild 211 Kburn 800 Kbusiness 265but 26buy 612 1by 21 1call 129 1camp 844 2can 39 Kcapital 866captain 978 4car 281 Kcare 300 2carry 346 1case 204catch 639 Kcattle 995cause 370 3cent 608center 219 2century 450 3certain 226chance 686 4change 198 1character 559 2charge 473 4

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1GSL Vocabulary 1000 Alpha OrderThose in HM marked with grade first taught.



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dollar 738 2door 316 Kdoubt 539 4down 98 Kdraw 435 Kdream 754dress 729 Kdrink 522 Kdrive 313drop 566 3dry 746 2due 755 4during 168 2dust 998duty 988 4each 103early 196 2earth 589east 598 1easy 351 1eat 817 Kedge 825 1education 399effect 326 3effective 554effort 422either 395election 818electric 753 4else 591 1employ 600 5employee 914encourage 876 5end 164 2enemy 853 1engineer 840 4english 560enjoy 709enough 254 1enter 521entire 467equal 597 1escape 958 3especially 667essential 803even 79 2evening 715 1event 599 2

ever 321 1every 216 1everyone 985 1everything 583 4exact 773examine 847 2example 318except 596 5excite 983 4exercise 936 Kexist 550existence 931expect 270 1expense 994experience 276 4experiment 524explain 470 5express 712 5extend 824 5extent 912 4extreme 839 5eye 186 1face 190 5fact 191 2fail 727fair 666 Kfaith 819fall 334 Kfame 923familiar 979family 271 Kfar 235 1farm 490 Kfast 954 Kfather 463 Kfavor 964fear 505feed 544 1feel 105 2few 154 4field 332 1fight 456 3figure 249fill 568film 789find 80 1fine 574 2finger 905 K

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