Oxford Wordlist

The Oxford Wordlist is the result of an extensive and robust research study conducted in 2007 by Oxford University Press. By examining approximately 4000 writing samples from over 1000 Australian students, researchers compiled the Oxford Wordlist, which represents the 307 most frequently used words by students in the first three years of school in their own writing. Research of this type has not been conducted in over 30 years.

To download Oxford Wordlist, The Words Children Write: Research Summary of the Oxford Wordlist Research Study, related classroom resources and to access the Oxford Wordlist interactive tool online, visit www.oxfordwordlist.com

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Contains the 307 most frequently used words by students in their first three years of school
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Oxford Wordlist Classroom Resources
FREE classroom resources to support the Oxford Wordlist
These classroom resources have been developed as Word documents, to allow teachers to customise all of the following resources by; adding or deleting words; changing font style and size.

         Oxford Wordlist Bingo (1–50)
         Oxford Wordlist Bingo (51–100)
         Oxford Wordlist Flash Cards (1–100)
NEW Oxford Wordlist Flash Cards (101–200)
         Oxford Wordlist Memory Snap (1–100)
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NEW Oxford Wordlist Take Home Words (101–200)
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Oxford Wordlist Research Summary
Professor Joseph Lo Bianco and Ms Janet Scull from the University of Melbourne examine the data gathered through the Oxford Wordlist research study.
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