In a commencement address given at Stanford University in 2005, Steve Jobs used words like karma, entrepreneur, intuition, and idealism. What word would you want to give a college grad to equip them for life? Continue reading...
For the first time since last July, a middle school mastered more words than any other school in North America, signaling a shift in Bowl momentum. Continue reading...
In the first annual Vocabulary Bowl, the students of César E. Chavez High School outsmarted the competition, mastering more than 300,000 words over the academic year to beat out thousands of others schools from around North America. More than 200,000 students in more than 16,000 schools across the country participated in this year's Vocabulary Bowl. Continue reading...
In honor of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which signals the close of the month-long Ramadan fast and takes places at sundown this evening, we bring you a new vocabulary list: Food and Drink Words with Arabic Roots. Continue reading...
Intervene might seem like a mild word to describe an act of heroism by Sparks Middle School teacher Michael Landsberry, who was shot Monday while attempting to talk down a student with a gun, but in fact, it gets to the heart of what heroic bravery means. Learn intervene and ten more words from this week's news. Continue reading...
Here at Vocabulary.com we're in the process of building a library of ready-made lists based on literature commonly taught in English and ELA classrooms. Please use them! And check out these tips for getting more out of them when you do. Continue reading...
The Vocabulary Bowl is an academic competition that encourages students across the U.S. and Canada to master words and climb the leaderboards. Continue reading...
Vocabulary is a core part of the science of reading. Vocabulary.com can contribute to building comprehension in your classroom using a robust dictionary, gamified activities, and educator tools to set students up for success. Continue reading...