EDL Reading Core Vocabulary Assessment The EDL Reading Core Vocabulary is composed of words introduced in the more widely used basal reading series and/or found on frequency lists. The list is arranged in alphabetical order and includes only the words introduced on the specific grade level. EDL Reading Core Vocabulary First Grade Check indicates automatic word recognition with word meaning: about after again all alone along am an animal another any apple are around as ask asked aunt baby back bag balloon barn basket be bear bed bee before began behind could cow cry dark day does dog doing doll don’t door dress duck each eat egg every far farm faster feet find fine fire fireman first fish fit five flew flower ©2004 E-Prep Inc. her high hill him his hold honey horse hot how hurry ice ice cream if into just kitten know lamb last laugh let let’s letter light live living long looked lost lunch one or other our out over paint painted painter painting parade park party peanut penny people pet picnic picture pig please pocket pony pretty prize pull puppy put rabbit rain ran surprise tail take talk tell than thank that their them then there these they thing think those three time told too took town train tree trick truck try turtle twin uncle being best better bird birthday black boat book box boy bring brown bus but buy by cake calf call called came can’t cat catch children circus clown coat cold color coming cookie fly found four friend frog from game garden gave girl give glad goat going gone good-by got grass ground grow guess had hand happy hard has hat head hear heard hello hen made man many men met milk miss Miss money monkey more morning Mr. Mrs. much must name near nest never new next night no noise nose nothing of off oh old once read ready right road room running sang sat saw school she shoe shoes show sing sit sitting sleep snow so some sometimes soon spring squirrel stay step stopped store story street sun under us very wagon walk walked was water way went were wet when where white who why window wish without woman word would yard year yellow your zoo ______of 311 ©2004 E-Prep Inc.