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Polk County Schools Kindergarten High Frequency Word List

The document outlines the kindergarten high frequency word list for Polk County Schools. It states that kindergarten students are expected to know 71 high frequency words by the end of the year. These words are scored based on how accurately and quickly students can read them aloud from a list. Mastering more of these words shows that students are becoming fluent readers. The emphasis on high frequency words is to help students build a strong reading vocabulary found in most printed material to aid in comprehension and reading success.

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Polk County Schools Kindergarten High Frequency Word List

The document outlines the kindergarten high frequency word list for Polk County Schools. It states that kindergarten students are expected to know 71 high frequency words by the end of the year. These words are scored based on how accurately and quickly students can read them aloud from a list. Mastering more of these words shows that students are becoming fluent readers. The emphasis on high frequency words is to help students build a strong reading vocabulary found in most printed material to aid in comprehension and reading success.

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Polk County Schools

Kindergarten High Frequency Word List

Kindergarten students are expected to know 71 high frequency words


by the end of the school year. Students are asked to read these words
aloud from a list. Words are scored as being correct if they are
recognized and pronounced accurately and quickly. Mastering
increasing number of high frequency words is evidence that students
are moving toward becoming fluent readers.

The emphasis on these basic words is to promote reading success for


students by establishing the opportunity to acquire vocabulary that is
encountered consistently in printed material.

Acquiring a large reading vocabulary is the foundation for the


comprehension of printed text. This is a key to reading success.

First Nine Weeks Second Nine Weeks Third Nine Weeks Fourth Nine Weeks
1. a 1. go 1. do 1. for
2. my 2. we 2. what 2. me
3. the 3. on 3. no 3. one
4. I 4. to 4. see 4. little
5. like 5. you 5. look 5. are
6. at 6. have 6. come 6. here
7. it 7. an 7. came 7. than
8. as 8. can 8. all 8. this
9. has 9. is 9. not 9. first
10. am 10. his 10. out 10. long
11. school 11. him 11. he 11. get
12. boy 12. will 12. went 12. then
13. girl 13. if 13. them 13. but
14. cat 14. did 14. big 14. jump
15. had 15. its 15. just
16. dog 16. milk 16. fish
17. pig 17. box 17. sun
18. cow 18. blue 18. boat
19. car 19. book 19. duck

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