Vocabulary Freaks get in Beast Mode for the Battle Royale
How teachers are redefining "class" on Vocabulary.com
Educators can create classes on Vocabulary.com, assign work to them, and monitor their progress.
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Social Studies and History Teachers - Check this Out!
Help your students better comprehend primary source documents
Here's how to use Vocabulary.com to prepare your students to read and interpret primary documents.
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Reimagining Summer Reading
Reinvent your tired summer reading assignment and boost student comprehension
You know the drill. June hits, students turn in their textbooks and take home their summer reading lists. Then, in the final week of August students hastily read the assigned book's front and back covers (and possibly an online plot summary) in order to write the required book report by the time they report back to class.
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In order to readily comprehend a text, students need to know about 90% of the words in it. That's what makes vocabulary learning and retention such a key piece of the reading comprehension puzzle. With this in mind, consider putting the following protocol in place to maximize reading comprehension and long-term recall of word knowledge.
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Teachers: here's how to use Vocabulary.com to prep your students for whatever text you are teaching. Watch this video and see how easy it is to quickly make adaptive learning activities using our list making tools.
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If you're nervous about being among the first students to take the new SAT, fret no more! Follow this roadmap and your vocabulary will be up to snuff by the time you sharpen your number 2 pencil on test day. (Content updated in 2019.)
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Turn Any Current Event into a Word Learning Event
Use VocabGrabber to transform news articles into vocab-based current events mini lessons.
Teachers: How many times does this happen? You pass out copies of an engaging news story, assign your students to read it for homework, and then lead a spirited 10-minute discussion of the article at the beginning of class the next day. If your answer is "Not often enough," you are not alone.
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