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🧠 Vocabulary & Comprehension by Age

👶 Ages 2–3

• Vocabulary: ~200–500 words

• Understands: simple instructions, names of familiar objects, people, and body parts

• Can: put 2–3 words together (“want juice”, “go park”)

• Best Learning: nouns, verbs, colors, body parts, emotions

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👦 Ages 4–5 (Pre-K / Kindergarten)

• Vocabulary: ~1,000–1,500 words

• Understands: longer sentences, stories with beginning/middle/end

• Can: use future tense (“I will”), retell short stories

• Best Learning: basic sight words, simple rhymes, everyday adjectives

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🧩 Ages 6–7 (Grades 1–2)

• Vocabulary: ~2,000–3,000 words

• Understands: cause & effect in simple stories

• Can: read beginner books, write short sentences, follow 2–3 step instructions

• Best Learning: phonics patterns, compound words, simple academic words (map, symbol, measure)

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📖 Ages 8–9 (Grades 3–4)

• Vocabulary: ~4,000–5,000 words

• Understands: idioms, humor, abstract comparisons (“as fast as a cheetah”)

• Can: read chapter books, summarize main idea, infer character feelings

• Best Learning: introductory science & social studies vocab, figurative language

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📚 Ages 10–11 (Grades 5–6)

• Vocabulary: ~7,000+ words

• Understands: multiple meanings, sarcasm, analogies

• Can: read informational texts, write structured paragraphs

• Best Learning: higher-level descriptive vocab, fractions/geometry terms, ecosystems

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🏫 Ages 12–13 (Grades 7–8, Middle School)

• Vocabulary: ~10,000+ words

• Understands: irony, symbolism, persuasion

• Can: research, write essays, debate points of view

• Best Learning: roots/prefixes/suffixes, advanced science vocab, civics terms

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🎓 Ages 14–15 (Grades 9–10, Early High School)

• Vocabulary: ~12,000–15,000 words

• Understands: complex themes, historical context, abstract ethics

• Can: analyze literature, solve algebraic word problems, write arguments

• Best Learning: SAT-level words in context, literary analysis terms

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🎓 Ages 16–18 (Grades 11–12, Late High School)

• Vocabulary: ~18,000–20,000 words

• Understands: nuance, figurative & technical writing, multiple perspectives

• Can: write research papers, understand advanced texts (Shakespeare, science articles)

• Best Learning: all SAT/ACT vocab, professional/academic language, abstract philosophy

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⚡ Key Insight for Your Curriculum:

• By Grade 2 most kids can handle 300 “academic” words (like measure, observe, symbol).

• By Grade 5 they can start handling 750 SAT-lite words.

• By Grade 11 they’re ready for the full SAT vocabulary (~3,500).

• Grade 12 should be review + mastery games.