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Here at Vocabulary.com headquarters, we love to see the word getting out about what we're doing, as when Time and PC Magazine both included us on their year-end lists of top websites. But it's especially gratifying when Vocabulary.com gets showcased as a tool for educators, as U.S. News & World Report has done by naming us one of "3 Websites for High School Teachers to Try in 2013." Continue reading...

Today marks the 164th anniversary of the death of Edgar Allan Poe. Best known for his spooky tales of the macabre, his anniversary appropriately coincides with a month-long preparation for Halloween. Celebrate by learning Poe's favorite words. Continue reading...

If you'll be in Columbus for the OSB Conference, stop by booth 1211 and say hello to the Vocabulary.com team!

Learn how schools across Ohio are integrating differentiated vocabulary instruction across the curriculum to close the word gap and improve literacy for all students.

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Following a Wall Street Journal article poking gentle fun at a movement to strike overused words such as good, bad, and nice from student writing, Slate Senior Editor Gabriel Roth warned that a "reasonable pedagogical technique" had morphed into "perverse and deadly totalitarianism." For middle school English teachers, we suggest some middle ground. Continue reading...

To fully understand this week's unfolding news stories, learn "Ten Words in the News You Need to Know," taken from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Miami Herald coverage. Continue reading...

Bloomberg Businessweek.com offers regular tips to SAT learners from Vivian Kerr of Veritas Test Prep, including a recent roundup of strategies for vocabulary learning. Here we take a look at determining if words are "charged" with positive or negative connotations. Continue reading...

We've rolled out some improvements to the way you make and edit vocabulary lists that make it easier to prioritize your learning. Continue reading...

Inspired by Atlantic writer Mark Bowden's "In Praise of Fancy Words," Southern California Public Radio talk show host Larry Mantle invited listeners to call in or post their favorite words on his show. The result is "In praise and defense of grandiose, flowery, sesquipedalian words," a pretty fantastic list of words people say they love to know. We're featuring it as List of the Week! Continue reading...

Keep the learning going strong during the upcoming break with some friendly competition! Continue reading...