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Vocabulary development is critical to the development of literacy and numeracy skills. This is demonstrated by the fact that vocabulary is one of the progressions in all four literacy strands of the New Zealand Learning Progressions.
We are also fortunate that two eminent academics involved in teaching and researching vocabulary – Paul Nation and Averil Coxhead – are New Zealanders.
Paul Nation
This link has information on Paul Nation and his research.
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/staff/paul-nation/nation.aspx
See the left hand navigation menu for a link to some of Paul Nation’s publications.
Academic Word List
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/staff/averil-coxhead/awl/index.html
DOLCH
http://www.literacyconnections.com/content/high-frequency-sight-words
The first and second 1,000 words of the General Service List
The first 1,000 words (pdf)
The second 1,000 words (pdf)
Essential Words Lists
There are a number of lists of words which appear frequently in reading and writing.
This link takes you to a New Zealand primary school website. The word lists are still appropriate for use with adult learners - click here.
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